When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

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In 1941, a member of the Neumann family was arrested by the Nazis in German-occupied Czechoslovakia for bathing in a river forbidden to Jews and was sent to Auschwitz, where he died eighteen days later. Of the thirty-four Neumann family members, twenty-five were murdered. One survivor, Hans Neumann, evaded capture by hiding in Berlin under the Gestapo’s watch. The trauma he endured was so profound that he never spoke of it, even after building a successful industrial empire in Venezuela. His daughter, Ariana, only knew that something terrible had happened. Upon Hans's death, he left her a small box containing letters, diary entries, and memorabilia. A decade later, Ariana found the courage to translate the letters, leading her on a worldwide quest that unveiled her family's history of love and resilience amid unimaginable horrors. This journey reveals indelible portraits of her relatives, enriching her understanding of her own past. The narrative unfolds as a gripping detective story and an epic family memoir, spanning nearly ninety years and crossing oceans, bringing each relative to life and uncovering profound truths about the connections that bind humanity.