• THE BOY IN THE BARREL, based on the true story of a boy who lost his childhood and found himself

THE BOY IN THE BARREL, based on the true story of a boy who lost his childhood and found himself

: Lieberman (E.)

R 315.00
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207pp., paperback, Batya Bricker, No Place, 2026

ISBN: 9781049236124

 

A historical novel based on the true story of Eric Lieberman's grandfather, Izzy Lieberman.

In 1899 eight-year-old Izzy flees Vilna, Russia, with his father, Abraham, to escape the antisemitic pogroms and start a new life in Cape Town. Separated from Abraham in the chaos of the port, he survives on the streets alongside other homeless boys, before travelling to the diamond diggings of Kimberley, where he endures years of hardship. More than a decade later, he arrives in Johannesburg, and is unexpectedly reunited with the family he thought he had lost, discovering the truth about his father's disappearance.

Eric Lieberman grew up in Johannesburg. He moved to Los Angeles nearly 40 years ago and built a career in real estate.