AUTHOR
My name is
Janet Singer Applefield.
As a child survivor of the Holocaust, Janet Singer Applefield has touched hundreds of thousands of people as a public speaker spanning over 40 years. Her new memoir, Becoming Janet: Finding Myself in the Holocaust shares her poignant journey as she triumphs over the darkest chapter of human history, rebuilding her life with resilience, inspiring hope, and carrying the enduring legacy of remembrance.
Janet Applefield, Photo by Beth Shedd Photography
AUTHOR
My name is
Janet Singer Applefield.
As a child survivor of the Holocaust, Janet Singer Applefield has touched hundreds of thousands of people as a public speaker spanning over 40 years. Her new memoir, Becoming Janet: Finding Myself in the Holocaust shares her poignant journey as she triumphs over the darkest chapter of human history, rebuilding her life with resilience, inspiring hope, and carrying the enduring legacy of remembrance.
Janet Applefield, Photo by Beth Shedd Photography
BOOK
Becoming Janet
Finding Myself in the Holocaust
A true, engaging, emotional account of 4-year-old Gustawa (now Janet) as she is made to navigate much of the Nazi occupation without her parents. Janet Singer Applefield takes the reader on a journey from the comforts of her pre-war Singer family traditions through her emotionally charged war-torn years of sadness, pain, love, secrecy, and resilience.
BOOK
Becoming Janet
Finding Myself in the Holocaust
A true, engaging, emotional account of 4-year-old Gustawa (now Janet) as she is made to navigate much of the Nazi occupation without her parents. Janet Singer Applefield takes the reader on a journey from the comforts of her pre-war Singer family traditions through her emotionally charged war-torn years of sadness, pain, love, secrecy, and resilience.
ENDORSEMENTS
Praise for
her Work
Rave reviews for Singer Applefield’s poignant memoir, Becoming Janet: Finding Myself in the Holocaust as well as her engaging speaking presentation, Combatting Hate and Prejudice.
Dr. Sonja Kreibich
Consul General of Germany to the New England States
“Janet’s story of survival and resilience is one that needs to be shared. For us Germans, remembering what happened during the Holocaust is of singular importance, as it forces us to confront our darkest chapter of history. In an increasingly polarized world, it is more important than ever to know what can happen when bigotry and hate go unchecked.”
David O. Russell
Director and Screenwriter, Silver Linings Playbook and
American Hustle
“Like the best cinema, a great memoir transports us into new worlds and new understanding. Janet Applefield’s powerful story of her childhood years surviving the Holocaust is one of those revelatory books. She tells a tale of childhood innocence disrupted by the brutal murder of her mother, her forced separation from her father, and an ongoing onslaught of cruelty...
Michael Macy
U.S. Diplomat (Senior Foreign Service retd.) Board member of the Abrahamic Reunion and Founder of the Solstice Peace Initiative
"Janet Singer Applefield’s book, Becoming Janet: Finding Myself in the Holocaust is an incredible story that is more compelling than any fiction. I stayed up all night to read it. But it is more than just a story of one young child’s experience of the horrors of the Holocaust. It also exemplifies both humanity’s cruelty and kindness and challenges us all to choose between the two."
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Speaking to Combat Hate and Prejudice
Over the last 40 years, Janet Singer Applefield has been speaking openly about her experiences as a child survivor of the Holocaust with students, educators, librarians, religious congregations, corporations, and government agencies. She is dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of the dangers of prejudice.
Janet Singer Applefield shares her compelling story with over 4,000 people each year.
She speaks to Middle and High Schools, Universities, Corporations, Houses of Worship,
Libraries, and Government Agencies.
Her overarching message: Stand up to discrimination and injustice.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Speaking to Combat Hate and Prejudice
Over the last 40 years, Janet Singer Applefield has been speaking openly about her experiences as a child survivor of the Holocaust with students, educators, librarians, religious congregations, corporations, and government agencies. She is dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of the dangers of prejudice.
Janet Singer Applefield shares her compelling story with over 4,000 people each year.
She speaks to Middle and High Schools, Universities, Corporations, Houses of Worship,
Libraries, and Government Agencies.
Her overarching message: Stand up to discrimination and injustice.
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