Mengele’s Apprentice
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Summary
As the Nazi shadow of death falls across Europe， one man's wickedness looms out of the darkness。
Mengele， the Angel of Death。
When the Aizenberg family winds up in the dreaded Warsaw ghetto， they must share an apartment with a secular Jewish family。 This living arrangement will test young Shoshana Aizenberg as adulthood creeps ever closer。
Meanwhile， fast-rising doctor Ernst saves a man's life on the Russian front。 This good deed earns him the coveted role of Dr。 Mengele's apprentice at Auschwitz。 An opportunity beyond his wildest dreams and the stuff of his nightmares。
Gisele's beauty shines in a life fraught with hardship。 She hopes to find her father， but first， she must navigate a Paris crawling with invading Nazis。
Mengele's Apprentice is the second book in Roberta Kagan's heartwrenching Historical WWII series—The Auschwitz Twins。
Mengele， the Angel of Death。
When the Aizenberg family winds up in the dreaded Warsaw ghetto， they must share an apartment with a secular Jewish family。 This living arrangement will test young Shoshana Aizenberg as adulthood creeps ever closer。
Meanwhile， fast-rising doctor Ernst saves a man's life on the Russian front。 This good deed earns him the coveted role of Dr。 Mengele's apprentice at Auschwitz。 An opportunity beyond his wildest dreams and the stuff of his nightmares。
Gisele's beauty shines in a life fraught with hardship。 She hopes to find her father， but first， she must navigate a Paris crawling with invading Nazis。
Mengele's Apprentice is the second book in Roberta Kagan's heartwrenching Historical WWII series—The Auschwitz Twins。
Reviews
Janie D
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So sad， yet couldn’t put down！All of Roberta Kagan’s books/series are unbelievable！ While they tell of the strength of the human spirit and the love between families & friends， they are also at times， very difficult to read because of the terrible tragedy which was the Holocaust。 I recommend everyone to read them！ They put in perspective what really went on in Germany in WWII， and I believe everyone needs to recognize these horrors， so they never happen again。 Roberta’s stories are fabulous and So sad， yet couldn’t put down！All of Roberta Kagan’s books/series are unbelievable！ While they tell of the strength of the human spirit and the love between families & friends， they are also at times， very difficult to read because of the terrible tragedy which was the Holocaust。 I recommend everyone to read them！ They put in perspective what really went on in Germany in WWII， and I believe everyone needs to recognize these horrors， so they never happen again。 Roberta’s stories are fabulous and heartbreaking at the same time。 。。。more
Vivian
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This book is the second book of the Auschwitz Twins series， and continues the story introduced and presented on book one。 On Book One we get to know the story of Naomi and gives us the basis for this book， where it focuses primarily on the story of Shoshana， the elder daughter of Naomi and her quest to fit in in her world。The book is divided into three parts: Part One tells the story of Ernst Neider， a German boy who becomes a doctor and by fate ends up in Auschwitz working as Mengele's Apprenti This book is the second book of the Auschwitz Twins series， and continues the story introduced and presented on book one。 On Book One we get to know the story of Naomi and gives us the basis for this book， where it focuses primarily on the story of Shoshana， the elder daughter of Naomi and her quest to fit in in her world。The book is divided into three parts: Part One tells the story of Ernst Neider， a German boy who becomes a doctor and by fate ends up in Auschwitz working as Mengele's Apprentice。Part Two continues the story of the Aisenbergs， from their forced relocation into the Warsaw Ghetto until their transport to Treblinka and Auschwitz， but focusing mostly on Shoshana and her journey to find a place for herself in the secular world。And finally part Three introduces a new character in the story， a french teenage girl named Giselle， who we learn has a connection to Mengele。This is a hard book to read， as most of the books that have this period as their theme， but it is so well researched as it is so well written that you don't feel you need to stop reading until you reach the end of the book and then you just wait eagerly for the next and final book of the trilogy。With characters that have to make impossible choices and the connections between each other this is a not to miss series for WWII historical fiction lovers。 。。。more
Victoria Baldin
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Mengele’s Apprentice by Roberta Kagan This is Roberta Kagans second book in her latest serious “Auschwitz Twins”。Mengele’s Apprentice is written in three parts。 The first part we get to know Ernst Neider， who is a very shy， chubby and not very attractive man。 We get to know all about Ernst background， where he grew up， who his parents were， where he studied in university and how he began working with Dr Josef Mengele in Auschwitz。In the second part of the book， we continue were the first book le Mengele’s Apprentice by Roberta Kagan This is Roberta Kagans second book in her latest serious “Auschwitz Twins”。Mengele’s Apprentice is written in three parts。 The first part we get to know Ernst Neider， who is a very shy， chubby and not very attractive man。 We get to know all about Ernst background， where he grew up， who his parents were， where he studied in university and how he began working with Dr Josef Mengele in Auschwitz。In the second part of the book， we continue were the first book left off; The Aizenberg family being taken away from their small Jewish Shtetl （village） to the Warsaw Ghetto。 This part of the story is told thru Shoshana’s， the oldest daughter of Naomi and Herschel， point of view， she tells us how hard life is in the Ghetto and what they must do to survive。In the third part of the book we learn about Gisele Lenoir， a fourteen-year-old French girl， who just lost her mother， she sets out on her own。 Gisele’s deepest desire is to meet her real father， Josef Mengele。 We also learn about another heartless but real character in history， Dr。 Marcel Petiot and how he tricked Jewish families offering them salvation from the Nazi’s but really killing them。 As Gisele runs away from Dr。 Marcel Petiot to Berlin， she meets Ernst and sees a way to fulfill her deepest desire。I enjoyed this book very much。 I also liked how you see the main characters come together at the end of the book。 I love how Roberta brings her characters to life in such a realistic way you feel like you are in the book with them。 I can not wait for the third book in this seriousI would like to thank Net Galley and The Book Whisperer for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Keri
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This is the second book in the Auschwitz Twins series。 I've noticed at least with these two books that the author starts with a very horrific scene then goes back in time which will lead up to the introduction。 It definitely creates a shock value。 The writing is very well done the only reason four instead of five stars is that some times it switches perspectives so quickly that it would take me a second or two to figure out to which character。 It also ends very abruptly。 I was so engrossed in th This is the second book in the Auschwitz Twins series。 I've noticed at least with these two books that the author starts with a very horrific scene then goes back in time which will lead up to the introduction。 It definitely creates a shock value。 The writing is very well done the only reason four instead of five stars is that some times it switches perspectives so quickly that it would take me a second or two to figure out to which character。 It also ends very abruptly。 I was so engrossed in the story and suddenly it was just over。 Shoshanna is a wonderfully developed character， I love that she goes for what she wants even when it means leaving everything she's ever known behind。 Dr Petoit and Dr。 Mengele are just so despicable it was difficult to read at points。 That was to be expected though。 I look forward to the next book and hoping that the twins and Shoshanna have a good ending after this nightmare。 I received this book on exchange for an honest review from The Book Whisperer and Netgalley。 。。。more
Michele
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Another heartbreaking and emotional story about the holocaust by Roberta Kagan。 This is a must read series for fans of this genre。 I received an ARC edition from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review！
Jody
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Wonderful Story！
DianeLikesToRead
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Mengele’s Apprentice is a fast paced book set during World War II。 The book is broken up into three parts。 The first part focuses on a young doctor， Ernst Neider， who saves another soldier's life。 That soldier turns out to be none other than Josef Mengele， the doctor who performed horrific experiments on many Jews， Gypsies and other people who were deemed subhuman。 Megele gives Ernst a special job as his apprentice in Auschwitz。 The second book focuses on Shoshana Aizenberg， a young Jewish girl Mengele’s Apprentice is a fast paced book set during World War II。 The book is broken up into three parts。 The first part focuses on a young doctor， Ernst Neider， who saves another soldier's life。 That soldier turns out to be none other than Josef Mengele， the doctor who performed horrific experiments on many Jews， Gypsies and other people who were deemed subhuman。 Megele gives Ernst a special job as his apprentice in Auschwitz。 The second book focuses on Shoshana Aizenberg， a young Jewish girl living in the Warsaw ghetto。 Shoshana is navigating womanhood while living with Nazis around her。 The third book is about Gisele Lenoir， a young French girl who lives with her prostitute mother。 Gisele leaves France and goes to Berlin to start a new life。 This is the second book in the Auschwitz Twins Series。 I recommend reading the books in order。 I’m looking forward to Book 3 to see how these character’s lives intersect。 This is my first book by Roberta Kagan， but it won’t be my last。 I recommend this book to mature readers。 I want to thank the author， The Book Whisperer and NetGalley for a complimentary copy of the book。 The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own。 。。。more
Samadhee Ismail
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This is the second book of the Auschwitz twins series。 Although I haven't read the first book， I actually enjoyed reading this second book。The story is divided into three parts--Ernst， The Aisenbergs and a French girl named Gisele。 Ernst is a doctor and after saving a man's life up in Russian front， he was assigned to work as an apprentice to Josef Mengele， known as Angel of Death。 Shoshanna Aisenberg and her family， after the Nazis invaded Poland the family moved to Warsaw Ghetto。 Gisele is a d This is the second book of the Auschwitz twins series。 Although I haven't read the first book， I actually enjoyed reading this second book。The story is divided into three parts--Ernst， The Aisenbergs and a French girl named Gisele。 Ernst is a doctor and after saving a man's life up in Russian front， he was assigned to work as an apprentice to Josef Mengele， known as Angel of Death。 Shoshanna Aisenberg and her family， after the Nazis invaded Poland the family moved to Warsaw Ghetto。 Gisele is a daughter of a prostitute and her beauty seems to be captivating the crawling Nazis in Paris。 She was also determined to find more about her father。 Josef Mengele is a real character--for those who are not very familiar about Nazi history， Mengele was a doctor at Auschwitz concentration camp and was known as Angel of Death and feared by many， including the Nazi soldiers who worked at the camp。 He conducted many human experiments and his main interest are the twins。 I have read true stories of such survivor as well， about Mengele's brutal experiments on the children。 After the war， he escaped to South America where he died。 Ernst is a naive type of character。 Although he was having nightmares working at Auschwitz concentration camps， he was also at the same time wanted to work along with Mengele。 The Aisenberg part was too emotional and heartbreaking to read， the scenes inside Warsaw ghetto and the hunger and poverty that the Jews had to endure inside the ghetto was too unbearable and emotional to read。 Reading Aisenberg's part reminded me of the scene from the movie Pianist。 Gisele's part was actually very interesting to read and how she endured hardships before moving to Berlin。 The author must have done tremendous research into the story， particularly about Mengele and her writing had captivated the readers， making the reader feel like they are part of the story。 As always， her ending always leave the reader yearn for more and that made me wait impatiently for the third book to come out soon！If you are looking for a hearbtreaking， page turning emotional historical fiction， this one is for you--worth five stars！Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC。 The review is based on my honest opinion only。 。。。more
Aline Miller
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Historical fiction can be informative and upsetting。 Roberta Kagan does it all in this book。 WWII brought on despicable things that happened to Jews， gypsies and other groups of people considered undesirable。 Joseph Mengele did unheard of experiments on people that were imprisoned in the ghetto。 These “undesirable” people would do anything to save themselves and others。 I’m looking forward to the next book in the series。
Brenda
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Set during WWII in Europe， Mengele's Apprentice is the second emotionally crushing book in The Auschwitz Twins series by Roberta Kagan。 The disturbing evil that is Josef Mengele affects countless people but the focus of this book is on three characters and their links to Mengele。 What a fascinating premise！ Kagan works her magic yet again， masterfully and beautifully。 She obviously does thorough research。Jewish families are crammed into the Warsaw Ghetto， strangers living with strangers。 The sta Set during WWII in Europe， Mengele's Apprentice is the second emotionally crushing book in The Auschwitz Twins series by Roberta Kagan。 The disturbing evil that is Josef Mengele affects countless people but the focus of this book is on three characters and their links to Mengele。 What a fascinating premise！ Kagan works her magic yet again， masterfully and beautifully。 She obviously does thorough research。Jewish families are crammed into the Warsaw Ghetto， strangers living with strangers。 The staid and traditional Aisenbergs find themselves sharing tight quarters with a very secular couple。 Shoshana Aisenberg catches glimpses into life outside her strict home and likes what she sees。 In Berlin awkward but brilliant Ernst becomes a doctor and is wooed by Dr。 Mengele to work with him on his special projects。 Ernst is flattered and honoured to be selected。Gisele is orphaned at the age of 14 in Marseilles and is desperate。。。the Germans have occupied her city and she is completely on her own without financial means。 Her young mother told her the identify of her father。。。Josef Mengele。 Working at a brothel is her only option。Though all in different countries， the characters are linked by the same thread， the effects of a brutal world war。 My favourite aspect was learning and thinking more about the character of the barbaric Mengele and what drove him。 Compelling angle。 Really looking forward to the next in the series！My sincere thank you to The Book Whisperer and NetGalley for the privilege of reading this raw and beguiling book。 。。。more
Toni Osborne
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Book #2， in the Auschwitz Twins seriesThis story is divided in 3 important sections called booksBook #1， chapters 1 to 20Berlin， Germany 1930’sErnst Neider is a shy and unpopular individual his dream was to be a doctor。 Coming from a poor family his parents gave him everything to make this come true。 At university he made friend with Ancel a Jewish medical student who introduced him to his Jewish friends and to their ways of life。 We read about his life at the university and with his parents。 By Book #2， in the Auschwitz Twins seriesThis story is divided in 3 important sections called booksBook #1， chapters 1 to 20Berlin， Germany 1930’sErnst Neider is a shy and unpopular individual his dream was to be a doctor。 Coming from a poor family his parents gave him everything to make this come true。 At university he made friend with Ancel a Jewish medical student who introduced him to his Jewish friends and to their ways of life。 We read about his life at the university and with his parents。 By the time he graduated the war broke out and Ernst was facing a frigid and miserable winter as his troop headed east。 Early 1942， he met Josef Mengele who offered him a job at Auschwitz-Birkenau。 Ernst didn’t know what was in store for him。。。。The story tells us what awaits him。Book #2， chapter 21 to 391938， life in a large Shtetl then in the ghetto of Warsaw and Auschwitz。For the Aizenberg family life was a very day affair where men were master and women and children did what they were asked without any question。 We follow the family’s ups and downs till the day the Nazi Germany attacked Poland， the fabric of the life as they had known was threatened。 Soon German boots moved in， people were rounded and trucks carted them away。Warsaw Ghetto 1941No cake walk， the family shared a small accommodation with another family and as we follow them in their day to day life we see the hardship they suffered till the day the Ghetto was emptied。。。。。they were heading for AuschwitzBook #3， chapter 40 to 70Marseilles， France， 1940After the sudden death of her mother， 14 year old Gisele Lenoir was on her own。 Before she died her mother told her the name of her father: Josef Mengele。 She became desperate to seek him out and her only way was to learn the ways of a courtisane， she learnt this at the brothel where she worked as a maid till one day she needed help and it came by the name of Dr。 Marcel Petiot。 But for him everything came at a cost。。。。。After Gisele witnessed Marcel’s doing。 Escape was her only out。 We follow her to Berlin where she soon met Ernst。 By the end all the stories come together and the characters end up at the hands of Mengele。。。。。Of course this novel offer more than my summary tells。。。My thoughts At first I was captivated by this story。 I wanted to learn about this apprentice see what he was going to be involved in。 But what really happened in the first book was how he lived and the struggles he faced as a poor， shy and overweight person。 I thought the author would expand on his work with Mengele but no it just petered out there。 Then to book 2， this was the run of the mill of life in a Shtetl， a Ghetto and on the way to the camp。 Since this series is about twins this sidebar may have been an obligation。 But this time it seemed more a filler。 I did love book # 3， this was an exciting story that could have easily happened but again I wished the author would have expanded here also。 By the end， I was left frustrated by not knowing the development and having to wait for book #3。。。 I am hoping it will give more and not be in the style of this one。I love historical fiction that gives you some knowledge along the way。 Although this novel is well-written and moves at a good pace I was highly disappointed to read portion of stories and be left hanging there。 Although Mengele and Petiot were real people here they play character roles。 One thing for sure， I am more than curious to learn more these two sadistic men。This latest may not have been my preferred but it may be yours。 It is nevertheless worst giving it a try。Thank you The Book Whisperer for giving me the opportunity to read this book。 。。。more
Shirley McAllister
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Doctor SatanBetrayal of trust， secrets held and the evil of Nazi doctors。 If you can't trust the medical field ， who can you trust？ This is a three stories that all end in one place。。。Auschwitz。 In some way all the characters are connected to the evil doctor Mengele。 An evil and Sadistic Nazi doctor in the Polish concentration camp。 In a continuation of the Auschwitz twins saga we connect with these characters as we follow their life and their journey to Auschwitz。 From the twins that see vision Doctor SatanBetrayal of trust， secrets held and the evil of Nazi doctors。 If you can't trust the medical field ， who can you trust？ This is a three stories that all end in one place。。。Auschwitz。 In some way all the characters are connected to the evil doctor Mengele。 An evil and Sadistic Nazi doctor in the Polish concentration camp。 In a continuation of the Auschwitz twins saga we connect with these characters as we follow their life and their journey to Auschwitz。 From the twins that see visions of things to come and the evil doctor， to the young girl that becomes a helper to an evil doctor and finally the young doctor that strives to be wealthy accepting a promotion to be an apprentice to doctor Mengele， not realizing he will be working with an evil doctor in a Nazi concentration camp。 This story uncovers horrifying secrets of Nazi doctors and the terror that the Jewish lived with during the holocaust。 How ordinary citizens unknowingly became involved in horrific events and found themselves in the most dangerous situations。 The characters were wonderful and true to life。 The story is sad and horrifying in spots。 It is also enduring in the love the families show for each other and the friendships built。 This is a wonderful book three to the series。 It was a good read and I would recommend it。 Thanks to Roberta Kagan for writing another great book， to The Book Whisperer for publishing it and to NetGalley for providing me with a copy to read and review。 。。。more
Caroline Palmer
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This is a great sequel to the first book and I can’t wait to read the third！ The story is sweet， heart-breaking， and hard， with a lot of sorrow。
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