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Cynthia A. Sandor pens new memoir of her mother’s experiences as a Hitler Youth
Based on a personal journal, ‘Through Innocent Eyes’ tells of Gertrude Kerchner’s time in Landjahr
OLDSMAR, Fla. – The National Socialistic upbringing in the League of German Girls, or Bund Deutscher Mädel, used paramilitary-like disciplinary measures to build loyalty and moral character in young girls. Coupled with neo-pagan rituals, songs and folklore, Cynthia A. Sandor’s new book, “Through Innocent Eyes: The Chosen Girls of the Hitler Youth” (published by Balboa Press), captures the self-actualization of her mother Gertrude Kerschner, who as a child, was a member of Landjahr Lager, (Country Service Camp).
“Four months before my mother, Gertrude, passed away from bone cancer, I found her handwritten, green cloth journal,” Sandor shares. “The faded torn red cloth emblem of a sword piercing an Odal rune is glued to the right hand, lower corner of the book, bound together on the left with a simple green string. The photos inside…….. ” This is her personal journal that she wrote in 1941 while she was in Landjahr Lager, located in Seidorf, Niederschlesien, during World War II.
“Through Innocent Eyes” is a biography based upon Gertrude Kerchner’s personal journal from the time she was in the Hitler Youth, serving in the Country Service Camp of Landjahr at the age of 14. This true-life story showcases her transition from childhood to adulthood and the disciplines she learned.
“Through Innocent Eyes”
By Cynthia A. Sandor
Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 436 pages | ISBN 9781452563107
Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 436 pages | ISBN 9781452563084
E-Book | 438 pages | ISBN 9781452563091
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Cynthia A. Sandor was born in New York and raised in Greenwich, Conn. She was employed with Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc., handling the administration, licensing and copyrights in their song division. Sandor studied at St. Petersburg College and received her bachelor's degree in business from Eckerd College. She has produced a number of television shows and has written for Guitar for the Practicing Musician, Biker Ally magazine and the Tampa Bay New Times magazine. Sandor lives with her two Chihuahuas in Oldsmar, Fla.
Based on a personal journal, ‘Through Innocent Eyes’ tells of Gertrude Kerchner’s time in Landjahr
OLDSMAR, Fla. – The National Socialistic upbringing in the League of German Girls, or Bund Deutscher Mädel, used paramilitary-like disciplinary measures to build loyalty and moral character in young girls. Coupled with neo-pagan rituals, songs and folklore, Cynthia A. Sandor’s new book, “Through Innocent Eyes: The Chosen Girls of the Hitler Youth” (published by Balboa Press), captures the self-actualization of her mother Gertrude Kerschner, who as a child, was a member of Landjahr Lager, (Country Service Camp).
“Four months before my mother, Gertrude, passed away from bone cancer, I found her handwritten, green cloth journal,” Sandor shares. “The faded torn red cloth emblem of a sword piercing an Odal rune is glued to the right hand, lower corner of the book, bound together on the left with a simple green string. The photos inside…….. ” This is her personal journal that she wrote in 1941 while she was in Landjahr Lager, located in Seidorf, Niederschlesien, during World War II.
“Through Innocent Eyes” is a biography based upon Gertrude Kerchner’s personal journal from the time she was in the Hitler Youth, serving in the Country Service Camp of Landjahr at the age of 14. This true-life story showcases her transition from childhood to adulthood and the disciplines she learned.
“Through Innocent Eyes”
By Cynthia A. Sandor
Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 436 pages | ISBN 9781452563107
Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 436 pages | ISBN 9781452563084
E-Book | 438 pages | ISBN 9781452563091
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Cynthia A. Sandor was born in New York and raised in Greenwich, Conn. She was employed with Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc., handling the administration, licensing and copyrights in their song division. Sandor studied at St. Petersburg College and received her bachelor's degree in business from Eckerd College. She has produced a number of television shows and has written for Guitar for the Practicing Musician, Biker Ally magazine and the Tampa Bay New Times magazine. Sandor lives with her two Chihuahuas in Oldsmar, Fla.