Letter to Zev Birger
Dear Mr. Birger,
I just finished reading your memoir, No Time for Patience. I really enjoyed reading it. It was such a personal experience that you wrote about and I felt a glimpse of what really happened. The reason I started to read your memoir was because my expository writing class assignment was to read a memoir. However, after I began to read, I almost felt like I was a part of your story.
There was something I was wondering and if you do not mind, I have a question to ask you. While reading your memoir, I wondered what motivated or convinced you to writing this memoir. I understood that you told your story to your family; however, to publish it to the public is different. I know that it probably was not easy to relive your moments in the camps, so I wondered why you decided to share your personal experience with thousands of others. I thought that your story was very deep and it opened my eyes to the reality of it all. Just from your first chapter, I came to understand why someone would remain silent for so long. I never previously understood why.
Thank you for your time. I�m sure that you were busy, so thank you for taking time out of your schedule to read this letter of mine. If possible, I hope to hear back from you. Thank you very much.
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� Annie Kim 2005