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Roslyn Bernstein | 20 Questions: THE GIRL WHO COUNTED NUMBERS
Author Guest / December 16, 2022

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE GIRL WHO COUNTED NUMBERS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? THE GIRL WHO COUNTED NUMBERS is the story of an independent, Jewish-American girl who despite her protestations gives in to her father and leaves for Israel to solve a family mystery. The hunt for any evidence of her uncle takes her to unexpected places where she must confront parts of the past she never knew. With the infamous Adolf Eichmann trial happening in the backdrop, Susan picks up clues everywhere, unraveling complex layers of history, and is drawn into the tense political climate of a post-Holocaust Israel. As she gets more and more involved in the struggles of her Israeli and Jewish-Moroccan friends, she explores awakening emotions and discovers her own interest in truth, justice, and activism. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I spent seven months living in Jerusalem in 1961, the year of the Eichmann trial. I was on a fellowship from Brandeis University studying politics, economics, and Hebrew. Mostly I listened to people’s conversations and absorbed the atmosphere.  I did not have a novel in mind then but 61 years…