Flirting With Extinction

Joanna Kadish

Flirting With Extinction
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vine Leaves Press
Country
DE
Published
14 January 2025
Pages
270
ISBN
9783988321244

Flirting With Extinction

Joanna Kadish

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"Pushes mortality to the very edge with broncos, sharks, and drugs, coming together to create a disturbing picture of American life." JoeAnn Hart, author of Arroyo Circle

As a girl growing up with nine brothers and a much younger sister, Joanna Kadish was determined to prove that females were just as tough-if not tougher. From training wild horses and swimming icy rivers to trekking through remote wilderness, she pushed herself to the limit, even risking her life to tame an untamable rodeo bronc.

After converting to Judaism and adopting her new husband's name, she moved to Washington state and together with her husband, Joanna helped create a utopia on their island home, far from family feuds. As a family they explored the Pacific Northwest wilderness and played sports. Their children thrived in an environment filled with art, music, and freedom. But the idyllic life they built took a dark turn when their teenage son Micah, along with his friends, defaced a yeshiva, with one drawing swastikas and the chilling message, "this way to the gas chambers"-a reckless joke that would lead to devastating consequences.

As the law came down hard on Micah, the family faced the unbearable loss of their other son, Seth. In Flirting with Extinction, Joanna Kadish explores the deep-rooted trauma inherited from Holocaust survivors. Micah's great-grandfather was killed in a German labor camp, and Micah's grandfather, with his mother and sister, fled Germany shortly before Kristallnacht. Decades later, that trauma continues to haunt the family, proving that the wounds of history are not so easily healed.

These are Joanna's stories of survival, loss, and the enduring impact of generational trauma.

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