About the Book: Hanas Suitcase: The Quest to Solve a Holocaust Mystery
This award-winning true Holocaust story, newly updated, connects generations
through one womans quest to find the truth behind a mysterious suitcase.
In March 2000, Fumiko Ishioka, the curator of a small Holocaust education center
in Tokyo, received an empty suitcase from the museum at Auschwitz. On the
outside, in white paint, were the words "Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, Orphan."
Fumiko and the children at the center were determined to find out who Hana was
and what happened to her all those years ago, leading them to a startling and
emotional discovery.
The dual narrative intertwines