LLL: From Bondage to Freedom

Coming Monday Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. via livestream
HERE IS THE LINK: https://youtu.be/0SbNICgEFyA
From Bondage to Freedom
by Ella Miriam, author of Chasing Freedom, 2015

When Ella Miriam made the terrifying decision to leave the Soviet Union for Israel in order to escape generations of haunting, painful memories, she never expected that her search for freedom would lead through a series of unlikely occurrences, to America. In her book, Chasing Freedom, Miriam tells the compelling and intensely personal account of her journey from bondage to freedom —a story of love, struggles, wars, death, birth, and triumphs through generations of her family, her quest for freedom continued as she, through a series of improbable and miraculous events, realized her goal of emigrating to the U.S.A., where she discovered that even in the greatest nation in the world, freedom can be elusive. She will share that story with Lifelong Learning.

Ella Miriam has a master's degree in music education from the Soviet Union. She worked in public and private schools in three countries: Russia, Israel, and the United States. Her real passion in life is teaching piano to children of all ages. Many of her students have become professional musicians  The book costs $14.95 plus 3.99 shipping. themselves.

If you want to check out her book, https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Freedom-Ella-Miriam/dp/1735507806/

Here is what one reviewer said: Chasing Freedom is the compelling account of Ella Miriam's harrowing escape from Soviet tyranny to Jewish self-discovery in wartime Israel, then to personal fulfillment in the problematic freedom of America. Her story is a fascinating tapestry that weaves together individual and family joys and sorrows all against the background of the political cultures of three pivotal nations of the 20th Century. As such, Ella Miriam's autobiography not only reveals the mind and soul of a talented, gifted and sensitive professional musician and teacher but also reflects the suffering and triumphs that characterized the lives of millions during the last century. For those who know the larger history of the last hundred years, her story provides personal insight into the events that have shaped and still shape humanity's fate. For those who do not know that history, her story is the appropriate beginning point of understanding, for it carries the persuasive force of someone who has seen and experienced historical reality first-hand. Dr. Jeffrey J. Poelvoorde Associate Professor of History and Politics, Converse College, Spartanburg SC