Ursula Bellah

Surviving the Judas Factor: a Childhood Entombed in Nazi Germany Ursula Bellah

SurvivingThe Judas Factor¿ is outwardly¿ a humble, modestlytold autobiography.¿ Yet, in a far deepersense, it is a book that both rips the shroud of duplicity from an entiregeneration and paints¿a blood-soaked panorama of survival¿ against incredible odds. This,often painfully honest, narrative is a tale of quintessential betrayal.¿ It follows a macabre passage from nave,near-blind belief in the 'nobility' of Nazism to an ultimate self-knowledge anda tenuous serenity built on¿a¿ foundation of soulshattering¿ tragedy. Survivingthe Judas Factor¿ covers the catastrophic decade from 1939 to 1948.¿ It relives the unspeakable horrors of war --harrowing escapes, shattered ideals, the near annihilation of the author'sentire family and panicked flight from blood-crazed hordes, single-mindedlybent on murder, pillage and rape, murder, pillage and rapeThisis an epic story of escape, betrayal and, most of all, survival. Here, thereader will experience a young girl's unique coming of age.¿ Surviving The Judas Factor is asometimes wry, sometimes tragic, yet always gripping, rite of passage from¿ nave pre-puberty to ultimate courageous maturity. Anabsolute MUST READ for anyone interested in the little known truths of WorldWar II.