The Family: Three Journeys into the Heart of the 20th Century tells the epic story of the Jewish 20th century by tracing three branches of one family:  those who came to the US and started two successful businesses (including the Maidenform Bra Company), those who went to Palestine as idealistic pioneers and participated in the birth of the State of Israel, those who remained behind in Europe and perished in the Holocaust.  Based on original family letters, memoirs, and interviews, The Family reads like a novel but it all true and deeply researc hed.