A Long Way to Auschwitz: A True Jewish Holocaust Survival Story of Cruelty, Courage, and Luck

A Long Way to Auschwitz: A True Jewish Holocaust Survival Story of Cruelty, Courage, and Luck

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  • Create Date：2022-09-13 17:21:52
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  • Author：Simon H. Kohavi
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Vivian ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What an incredible life story Simon Kohavi wrote about his father's experience during World War II， this book is a must read to understand what the Jews of Slovakia and Hungary went thru during the Holocaust。I have read countless of books about the experiences of the Jewish people during this horrific period in history but knew very little about what happened to the Hungarian Jews and how did they get deported so late during the war to Auschwitz， this book explained and clarified a lot of the qu What an incredible life story Simon Kohavi wrote about his father's experience during World War II， this book is a must read to understand what the Jews of Slovakia and Hungary went thru during the Holocaust。I have read countless of books about the experiences of the Jewish people during this horrific period in history but knew very little about what happened to the Hungarian Jews and how did they get deported so late during the war to Auschwitz， this book explained and clarified a lot of the questions that I had。Written originally in Hebrew and translated to English you you'll never guessed that English wasn't the original language of the book， the translation was spotless。The way the book was written immediately grabs the reader from beginning to end and even though the subject of the book is not an easy one is really hard to stop reading。This book is a testament of the courage and resilient of Simon's father against the evil and his will to survive against all odds。 。。。more

Grady ，

Revisiting the Holocaust – a vivid family memoirIsraeli author Simon Haim Kohavi has created a novel based on the stories of his father Shomo， a Holocaust survivor， eventually shared with his twin sons Haim and David while living in Tel Aviv after the war。 His book was originally written in 1998 and now is placed before the English reading public in a translation from the Hebrew by Jerry Hyman。Memoirs and novels about the Holocaust continue to create a significant impact on our respect for the c Revisiting the Holocaust – a vivid family memoirIsraeli author Simon Haim Kohavi has created a novel based on the stories of his father Shomo， a Holocaust survivor， eventually shared with his twin sons Haim and David while living in Tel Aviv after the war。 His book was originally written in 1998 and now is placed before the English reading public in a translation from the Hebrew by Jerry Hyman。Memoirs and novels about the Holocaust continue to create a significant impact on our respect for the courage and resilience of the survivors。 In this book， the author offers a fresh vantage as he introduces his theme – People who survive cruel wars and persecution are of two different types。 There are those whose lips are sealed; they will not share the horrors then have endured even with those closest to them。 Outwardly， they begin a new life， but inwardly their minds are n constant turmoil。 My mother is like that。 However， there are others who believe that the right thing to do is to disclose their personal history even if it is shocking and unimaginable。 My father was like that。 Over the years， he related the anecdotes from his experience as a Hungarian Jew during World War II。 His stories were of forced labor， concentration camps， rabid racism， and of heroes and cowards…About two years before his death， Dad agreed to tell his story of five years of the war…’ And those stories comprise the in-depth history the author now shares with the public。 The outline of the five years – ‘Hungary， 1939。 Like most Hungarian Jews during the onset of World War II， Shomo Stern is sent to the front lines with the Forced Labor Services – to be worked to death under the thumb of the Nazi war machine。 Fighting the bitter European winter， the battalions witness horrific events in the wake of the Nazi advance。 Then the rumors start。 Rumors of trains packed full of Jews， never to be seen again…Shomo will not let that be his fate。 While other Forced Labor battalions are decimated， Stern and his comrades survive crippling hunger， blistering cold， and impossible tasks。 With nothing but his courage， ingenuity， and no small amount of luck， Shomo fights time and time again for his life and his freedom。 But his road ultimately only leads him one way。 He survived the long way to Auschwitz。 But can he survive the horrors it hides？’Visceral and very well written， this book is a discovery – vivid descriptions of the horrors of the Holocaust that bring the period in history even closer to our attention。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

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