The memoir I’ll Go On Living, the result of many years of reflection and work by my mother, Nerry Berman, has been made public. The book was edited by Nerry Berman’s direct descendants: Benjamin Antonetti, great-grandson; Elena Antonetti, granddaughter; Mark Berman, son; Rina Berman, daughter.

Spanning the Russian Empire, the USSR, World Wars I and II, and the postwar years, it traces five generations of two Jewish families in Ukraine and Russia. She recounts the life paths that connected her with Joseph Berman, a young soldier worn down by four years on the Eastern Front. More than a personal memoir, the work reflects Nerry’s lifelong and genuine interest in gathering and preserving fragments of family lives; the family tree behind the narrative brings together over 200 individuals across generations. Rooted in personal experience, the narrative also stands as a historical record of survival, resistance, and the choice to go on living.

The memoir is available on Amazon in hardcover. A free downloadable PDF edition (125 MB) is also available.

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Nerry Berman… a memoir made public