On The Other Side Of The Fence
Recalling family's journey from Dresden to America
Author Uncovers Ancestor's History
Recalling family's journey from Dresden to America
2011-04-15
LONGWOOD, FL -- When
Gisela Greitzer's grandchildren began asking for help with their school assignment
to uncover the family ancestry, she discovered that the more they learned, the
more intrigued they became. Greitzer's own extensive research coupled with her
father's thoughtfully documented family history sparked memories which inspired
her to write On The Other Side Of The Fence ($14.99, paperback,
9781613790083). This book is a compassionate, thoughtful and humorous
description of one family's exciting endeavors through the years until their
ultimate emigration from Germany to the United States. The reader will learn
about the life and most interesting ancestry of the author's family, as well as
the history of a culture, people and nation.
In On The Other Side Of The Fence, Greitzer covers the personal
recollection and touching account of her ancestors' journey from Dresden,
Germany in the early 1900s through the horrifying years of World War II. This
story takes the reader along on the family's desperate flight from the Russians
in 1945 that brought them to Bavaria where they encountered their first
Americans. The Greitzers then struggle through the difficult postwar years of
trying to readjust and rebuild their lives.
Gisela Bierling-Greitzer is the second child born to the eleventh
generation of the Bierling family in Germany. She now lives in Westchester
County, north of New York City, with her American-born husband. On
The Other Side Of The Fence is a memoir founded on personal experiences and
recollection of the author, as well as stories told by her family members and well-preserved
ancestral documents. Information on historical events cited and referenced in
this book has been retrieved from various books, magazines and the Internet.
Xulon Press, a division of Salem Communications, is the world's largest
Christian publisher, with more than 8,000 titles published to date. On
The Other Side Of The Fence is available online through
xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.