Author of THEY WERE LIKE FAMILY TO ME, a collection of linked stories illuminated with magical realism, following the inhabitants of a small town in 1942 Poland and tracing the troubling complex choices they are compelled to make. Finalist for The Story Prize and Honorable Mention in the 2017 ALA Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish Literature. Originally published as IN THE LAND OF ARMADILLOS. Columnist for the Jewish Standard.
Source: Helen M Shankman – In the Land of Armadillos – StudioNow
It was super cool making this, a video where I talk about the stories behind “In the Land of Armadillos.”
HELEN MARYLES SHANKMAN 
Dear Helen,
I just finished your book, They Were Like Family to Me. I have an extensive holocaust library, and I am a Holocaust and Human Rights educator. I have been to Poland, visited the camps. Your book affected me like none other.
I’m a Gallery Educator at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC. I see that you live in New Jersey. I would love to meet you.
I am supplying my contact information.
Thank you for writing such an incredible book.
Yasher Koach,
Monica Kaufmann Gordon