To find stories in your area, send a press release to your hometown newspaper saying something like this ...
Stories of WWII Wanted!
(Name of School) teacher (Name of teacher) would like local students to participate in a writing project called A BOOK by ME which focuses on stories of World War II.
The book project stated in Illinois to document the stories of three Jewish Holocaust survivors - each named Esther.
The project expanded to include stories of World War II veterans who were eyewitnesses to the concentration camps and Righteous Gentiles (those non-Jews who risked their lives to give aid to the Jews).
As books were put in schools about the three Esthers teachers had this to say "the Holocaust becomes real to young readers when they learn about survivors who live in our midst."
Today the search is on for more stories across the nation so books can be written about the subject's life. Many books will be chosen to be published to put in schools for educational purposes.
For more information visit www.abookbyme.org
The local contact person for this project is *** who can be reached at ***-***-****.