Il sole sta sorgendo su Kiev il 1172 ° giorno dell’invasione su vasta scala. “Mia nonna ucraina era un Ostarbeiter e non ne sapevo nulla.”

Lisa Weeda is a writer and curator of literary programs and art projects of Dutch-Ukrainian origin. Her grandmother, Oleksandra, originally from Ukraine’s Luhansk Oblast, was deported by the Nazis as an Ostarbeiter – forced worker – to the Griesheim am Main factory in Western Germany during the Second World War. After the war, Lisa’s grandmother married a Dutchman and moved to his homeland.

In 2021, Lisa debuted with her novel “Oleksandra”, named after her grandmother. Through family history, the author immerses Western readers in the tragic events of Ukrainian history: the Holodomor, Soviet collectivisation, and the war raging in the East of Ukraine since 2014.

In July 2024, Lisa’s grandmother, Oleksandra, passed away peacefully. Her family was by her side.

Read the full article [on our website.](https://www.ukrainer.net/en/my-grandma-was-an-ostarbeiter-an-interview-with-writer-lisa-weeda/)

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