The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia

This is the remarkable true story of a family during one of the bleakest periods in history | a story that radiates optimism and the resilience of the human spirit (Washington Post). In June 1941 | the Rudomin family is arrested by the Russians. They are accused of being capitalists | “enemies of the people.” Forced from their home and friends in Vilna | Poland | they are herded into crowded cattle cars. Their destination: the endless steppe of Siberia.For five years | Esther and her family live in exile | weeding potato fields | working in the mines | and struggling to stay alive. But in the middle of hardship and oppression | the strength of their small family sustains them and gives them hope for the future.The first winner of the Sydney Taylor Awards was Esther Hautzig's The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia | and 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of this powerful classic.