Holocaust survivor born in Vienna; family fled to Havana; foresight of 'Miss Hedda' to shift family business from fur to weddings transformed it into multi-million dollar entity

Ruth Behar mines family lore for 'Letters From Cuba,' a book for readers ages 8-12 about pre-teen Polish-Jewish girl's solo journey to life in remote sugar plantation town

Burial ground opened in 1910 contains some 1,100 graves; it is being restored as part of events marking 500 years from the city's establishment