When Time Stopped

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In 1941, a member of the Neumann family was arrested in German-occupied Czechoslovakia for bathing in a river forbidden to Jews and was sent to Auschwitz, where he perished eighteen days later. Out of thirty-four family members, twenty-five were murdered by the Nazis. One survivor, Hans Neumann, evaded capture by hiding in Berlin under the Gestapo's watch. The horrors he faced were so profound that, after building an industrial empire in Venezuela, he could not share his experiences. His daughter, Ariana, only sensed that something terrible had happened. Upon Hans's death, she found a box of letters, diary entries, and memorabilia. A decade later, Ariana gathered the courage to translate the letters, leading her on a worldwide search that revealed deep portraits of her family, who struggled to find meaning and survive amidst unimaginable adversity. This narrative unfolds as a powerful detective story and an epic family memoir, spanning nearly ninety years and crossing oceans. Through her father's story, Ariana uncovers nuanced truths about her own history and the enduring threads of humanity that connect us all.