This is the story of a daughter's search for her ancestors while also being an account of her discoveries about this large enterprising immigrant Jewish family (milliners, jewelers, general store merchants) that helped to build the Seattle we know today. Karen I. Treiger enriches her pages by setting family members in the historical context of time and place (from Eastern Europe to Seattle and Portland). Her concern to learn from her forebears' difficulties and tragedies as well as from their business and personal successes and happiness make her family history an engaging and meaningful read.
—Priscilla Long, author of Fire and Stone: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going
Graphic Video - A Must Watch - 7 Minutes
Sam and Esther's story will never be the same again!
THREE MINUTE INTERVIEW - UW WRITING PROGRAM
Check out this great interview by the UW Certificated Writing Program. It can be found, along with photos and an article about me on the UW Writing Program website.

Gratitude may not make your life longer, but it will make the life you live better.
Gratitude in a Minute takes you on a journey of gratitude, forgiveness, kindness and love. It begins with a family’s horrific story of survival amid the inhumanity of the Holocaust, but ends in a tale of being grateful for every day and every thing with which we are blessed. Whatever situation you find yourself in, Gratitude in a Minute will help you keep what’s important in the forefront of your mind. We are all heroes of our own lives, and we all have so much to be grateful for.
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Dear Reader - A TASTE OF AUDIO
Part of the audio book, narrated by Cheryl Stern
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HOW DID SAM AND ESTHER MEET?
EVEN IN TREBLINKA, THERE WAS KINDNESS
Song recorded by Goldberg Family. Words from Psalms 30, music by Shlomo Goldberg. Song sung to the Stys family in June of 2016.
WORDS TO SONG
יְ-ה-וָ-ה--הֶעֱלִיתָ מִן-שְׁאוֹל נַפְשִׁי;
חִיִּיתַנִי, מיורדי- (מִיָּרְדִי-) בוֹר.
זַמְּרוּ לַי-ה-וָ-ה חֲסִידָיו;
וְהוֹדוּ, לְזֵכֶר קָדְשׁוֹ.
כִּי רֶגַע, בְּאַפּוֹ;
חַיִּים בִּרְצוֹנוֹ:
בָּעֶרֶב, יָלִין בֶּכִי;
וְלַבֹּקֶר רִנָּה.

You, Lord, brought me up from hell; gave me life from the depths of the pit. Sing to the Lord, you his righteous ones; and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning
PUBLISHED ARTICLES BY KAREN I. TREIGER
THE FORWARD - AUGUST 9, 2018: Poland Must Reckon with How It Treated Jews During WWII, For Good and For Bad.
SPOKESMAN-REVIEW JAN. 26, 2020
Wonderful article about the book and my upcoming talk at the Southside Community Center
Blog Post Wexner Heritage Foundation
Ride for the Living: 60 Mile Ride from Auschwitz to Krakow
Posted July 28, 2019
Article in Everett Community College Clipper - April 17, 2019
Visiting Author Delivers Passionate Account of Holocaust Survivors
SJCC Blog Post About 4.30.19 Presentation
"Karen Treiger's Soul is Filled with Joy"
Jewish In Seattle Magazine
THE JEWSH PRESS
AUGUST 17, 2018: Fewer Than One in 10,000 Survived - How the Eichmann movie connects to Sam and Esther's story