A Child Without a Shadow: A Story of Resilience The story is a memoir of the life of Shaul Harel. He was a Jewish boy named Charlie Hilsberg. As a child in 1930s Belgium he enjoyed a brief early experience with a loving and closely knit family until the Nazi invasion robbed him of his parents and an older brother and robbed them of their lives. Shaul survived. The shadow he lost was his early identity along with early memories of what happened in those early years as he was moved from home to home by caring Belgians who risked their lives to save so many Jewish children. Following the war, we learn of a different kind of survival. Shaul goes to Israel where he gets an education but adapting to the new culture is not easy. Eventually Shaul is able to connect with other family members and other hidden children . We learn of his fierce loyalty to his new country and strong desire to become a physician. His drive to survive appears to motivate him to overcome barriers in his c
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