Mala’s Cat

The incredible true story of a young girl who navigated dangerous forests,outwitted Nazi soldiersand survived against all odds with the companionship of a stray cat. Growing up in the Polish village of Tarnogrod on the fringes of a deep pine forestMala Szorer had the happiest childhood she could have hoped for. But at the age of twelveas the German invasion beginsher beloved village becomes a ghetto and her family and friends reduced to starvation. She takes matters into her own hands and bravely removes her yellow starrisking sneaking out to the surrounding villages to barter for food. It is on her way back that she sees her loved ones rounded up for deportationand receives a smuggled letter from her sister warning her to stay away. In order to surviveshe walks away from everything she holds dear to live by herself in the foresthiding not just from the Nazis but hostile villagers. She is followed by a stray cat who stays with herΓÇöand seems to come to her rescue time and time again. \