The Stable Boy of Auschwitz: A heartbreaking true story of courage and survival
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Effy
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[Non fiction // no rating]This was a heartbreaking， informative， poignant story of Henry’s remarkable， moving and unimaginable experience of the Second World War。 I enjoy reading historical fiction， and I’ve been around horses my entire life， so this book seemed like a great pick for me。 I’m going to get this out the way first: I do feel the title is pretty misleading。 This does not mean the book was not incredibly well-written and devastating， but that I would have been less likely to read this [Non fiction // no rating]This was a heartbreaking， informative， poignant story of Henry’s remarkable， moving and unimaginable experience of the Second World War。 I enjoy reading historical fiction， and I’ve been around horses my entire life， so this book seemed like a great pick for me。 I’m going to get this out the way first: I do feel the title is pretty misleading。 This does not mean the book was not incredibly well-written and devastating， but that I would have been less likely to read this， had I known that only a tiny percentage of the book was actually about Henry’s role as a stableboy and his life with the horses。 I had imagined a story akin to WAR HORSE， albeit non fiction， and would have liked more details about his life with the horses， as I was led to believe this was the main focus of the book。 Having said that， I never tire of reading such incredible stories of hope and resilience， and I listened to this in just over one sitting。 It doesn’t matter how many books I read on the topic， it’s still impossible to come to terms with the fact Auschwitz was a real piece of history， that occurred on the planet we live on。 The note at the end read by Henry’s wife Susan was also especially moving。 。。。more
Sarah Evans
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Most holocaust works are about survivors。 In this work， Henri Oster recounts his experience。 Henry shows us his life before the camps， unlike most works。 We learn about his parents and Cologne， Germany。 Henry loses his father in the Lodz Ghetto and helps his mother escape the first Auschwitz roundups。 We hear how family comes first in daily living。 When your only meal is a slice of bread， common courtesy and etiquette are ignored。Henry and his mother were divided forever when they were sent to A Most holocaust works are about survivors。 In this work， Henri Oster recounts his experience。 Henry shows us his life before the camps， unlike most works。 We learn about his parents and Cologne， Germany。 Henry loses his father in the Lodz Ghetto and helps his mother escape the first Auschwitz roundups。 We hear how family comes first in daily living。 When your only meal is a slice of bread， common courtesy and etiquette are ignored。Henry and his mother were divided forever when they were sent to Auschwitz。 He went to Auschwitz， and she was sent to Birkenau。 Henry found a German-speaking friend within the camp to help him through the atrocities。 The Stable Boy of Auschwitz depicts Henry's daily life in a cruel world。 But Henry takes the reader deeper， showing kindnesses from some SS Officers， how speaking German allowed him to care for the horses， and how dumb luck and the willingness to take a risk almost killed him but saved him from even worse treatment。Written to show humanity， love， betrayal， courage， brutality， pain， and aid。 A different book about the holocaust and how one boy survived。 。。。more
Kindle Worm
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Henry Oster was born a German Jew。 As a boy he was shuffled from the Łódź Ghetto to Birkenau， Auschwitz and Buchenwald。 He was persecuted， starved and suffered tremendous loss， but through it all he persevered and went on to lead a remarkable life。 This book is an extremely well written， powerful and moving story of survival。 A book filled with so many horrific and insightful details that must never be forgotten。 This is a story that should be required reading in every high school History class。 Henry Oster was born a German Jew。 As a boy he was shuffled from the Łódź Ghetto to Birkenau， Auschwitz and Buchenwald。 He was persecuted， starved and suffered tremendous loss， but through it all he persevered and went on to lead a remarkable life。 This book is an extremely well written， powerful and moving story of survival。 A book filled with so many horrific and insightful details that must never be forgotten。 This is a story that should be required reading in every high school History class。 “The sins of the fathers， though unforgivable and incomprehensible to us today， should not be visited on their sons and daughters。 Hate only begets hate。”Thank you to Thread， Bookouture Audio and NetGalley for an ARC and ALC of this book。 。。。more
Brenda
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The Stable Boy of Auschwitz is a harrowing， powerful， haunting and devastating memoir about a courageous young concentration camp survivor。 Henry Oster was one of the very few survivors of the 2，011 Jews rounded up from Cologne who spent his boyhood years barely existing under constant unspeakable horrors daily meted out by vicious Nazis。 He miraculously survived pure evil。 Photographs are poignant， heartbreaking and a few even victorious after liberation and treatment by the American Red Cross。 The Stable Boy of Auschwitz is a harrowing， powerful， haunting and devastating memoir about a courageous young concentration camp survivor。 Henry Oster was one of the very few survivors of the 2，011 Jews rounded up from Cologne who spent his boyhood years barely existing under constant unspeakable horrors daily meted out by vicious Nazis。 He miraculously survived pure evil。 Photographs are poignant， heartbreaking and a few even victorious after liberation and treatment by the American Red Cross。Henry's childhood as well as the political scene of the time are described。 When Hitler starts his murder rampage on Jews， Henry's father is killed and Henry and his mother are packed into a cattle train which took them to Auschwitz， His mother died leaving Henry completely on his own。 Monsters roamed in his midst and calculatingly tortured， starved， humiliated and ruthlessly killed for absolutely no reason， sometimes for sport such as the "Saturday Night Theatre"。 Scraps of food were worth more than gold and prisoners were desperate。 What they endured is incomprehensible。 Cruel death marches showed the desperation of the Nazis。 After liberation prisoners had fear of freedom。 They now had no homes， belongings or money and few had family。 Prisoners who gorged on food died terribly。 Most survivors were gravely ill and died。 Henry lived with other orphan teens until a distant American relative happily took him in。 Henry became Dr。 Oster as an optometrist。 The story about his first occupation choice is an interesting one。 Holocaust readers， do not miss this one。 Though I have read countless books on the topic this is one of the most gut wrenching and heart crushing there is。 Reading the graphic details is nauseating but incredibly important， lest we forget。 My emotions were a kaleidoscope of shock， horror， sadness and disgust。 People such as Henry Oster are true heroes。 It is fortunate he recorded his experiences in a memoir before his death。 He also traveled back to face horrors and find out what happened to family members I had not heard of stumbling blocks in that context before。My sincere thank you to Thread Books and NetGalley for providing me with an early digital copy of this tremendous， tremendous book which should be required reading for everyone。 。。。more
Shirley McAllister
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Even in Hell， There is Hope。Wow！ This is an incredible survival story of one young boy named Henry Oster。 Henry （his name in English） is a German Jew。 His story told is heartbreaking， sad and incredible。 When HItler came to power in 1933 Henry was only 5 years old。 His story， although very sad， is a test of courage and survival。 It is the story of a young man that did not give up no matter what。 He survived the transport of 2，011 German Jews from Cologne Germany to the ghetto in Poland and then Even in Hell， There is Hope。Wow！ This is an incredible survival story of one young boy named Henry Oster。 Henry （his name in English） is a German Jew。 His story told is heartbreaking， sad and incredible。 When HItler came to power in 1933 Henry was only 5 years old。 His story， although very sad， is a test of courage and survival。 It is the story of a young man that did not give up no matter what。 He survived the transport of 2，011 German Jews from Cologne Germany to the ghetto in Poland and then on to the concentration camps。 He is one of only 23 that survived。 Henry tells his story of the loss of his parents， the time in the concentration camps， and after the camps when these survivors of the camps were afloat without a country or a home。 When he made it to America to live with relatives in Las Angles， he vowed never to step foot in Germany again。 He did make another trip to honor his parents and to speak to the German people about his life。 Also to let them know that although their forefathers did unspeakable deeds they were not to blame。 That must have taken a whole lot of courage， but we already know how courageous Henry was。 I really liked the historical parts and the descriptions of the country。 I thought it was very good that he talked of their feelings， how they reacted to situations and how they felt at different times。 Especially when they were liberated from the camp。I listened to the audio book which was provided by NetGalley。 The narrator did a wonderful job telling Henry's story。 He has a pleasant voice which was easily understood。 Henry said that History should never be destroyed or forgotten。 We need the reminders of what happened so it can never ever happen again。 The memorials and the writings about the holocaust and the camps are there to make sure everyone can see what happened and take steps to stop it from being repeated by future generations。 This was an excellent story of a very courageous person。 It was a very historical rich read， a bit sad， and inspirational in the courage it represented。 I would recommend this book。Thanks to Henry Oster for sharing his story， to Dexter Ford for the great narration， to Bookouture audio for publishing it and to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of the audio book to listen to and review。 。。。more
Alisha Phillips
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 It is the memior of Henry Oster， a German Jew that survived the Holocaust。 Everything he went through was horrific and yet he survived。 Barely。 I loved that the story was sprinkled with history， although sometimes it distracted from his story， it was a lot of really great information。 I also loved that he said is opinion on events with the lens of not knowing what was happening then， but since learning has changed some things in his mind。 I really liked what he sa I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 It is the memior of Henry Oster， a German Jew that survived the Holocaust。 Everything he went through was horrific and yet he survived。 Barely。 I loved that the story was sprinkled with history， although sometimes it distracted from his story， it was a lot of really great information。 I also loved that he said is opinion on events with the lens of not knowing what was happening then， but since learning has changed some things in his mind。 I really liked what he said in the end when visiting Germany again after decades。 Because I listened to the audio version， I don't have the direct quote。 Something like， "Don't forgive。 Don't forget。 But know that this generation should not be persecuted for the sins of their fathers。 They did horrible things。 The people alive now have not。 Hate begets hate。" It was just such a moving and inspirational story。 I recieved the audio version free of charge from NetGalley for my opinions。 Thanks！ 。。。more
Kathleen Riggs
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Humble And Honored To Read This Book By Henry OsterThe Stable Boy of Auschwitz would be one of the most heart rendering and powerful books that I have read in a long while。 The book as the title states is about Henry Oster was just five years old when Adolf Hitler took power in 1933。 It is the story about Henry and his family as war breaks out and Henry tells A heart-wrenching and inspirational true account of his life as the son of a Jewish family and how his life as he knew it would never be t Humble And Honored To Read This Book By Henry OsterThe Stable Boy of Auschwitz would be one of the most heart rendering and powerful books that I have read in a long while。 The book as the title states is about Henry Oster was just five years old when Adolf Hitler took power in 1933。 It is the story about Henry and his family as war breaks out and Henry tells A heart-wrenching and inspirational true account of his life as the son of a Jewish family and how his life as he knew it would never be the same again。Henry is a very courageous little boy and somehow against all odds， survives， and shares some of his most private and horrible moments of his early life as jews start to be rounded up by the German SS。 Henry Oster after losing almost everything a human being can， is subjected to being starved， beaten， put into a line， and shot at as part of a group to be annihilated and somehow survives this ordeal。 This book is an amazing read， and you will find when reading it that you can feel Henry’s fear， anxiety， heartbreak， and frustration， throughout the book as Henry retells his story of life as a holocaust survivor。 Somehow Henry is able to overcome the atrocities committed during the war and shares these accounts which are Sobering， and tragic。 After the war when it would be so easy to hate Henry with humility rebuilds a life for himself in a new country and I feel humble and honored to have been able to have Henry share his story with us。 Thanks to NetGalley and to the publishers of this book for giving me a free advance copy of the book to preview and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Jennifer
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This is a heartbreaking story。 It drags you into the concentration camp where so many children suffered。 It’s beautifully written， you feel as if you’re there。
Martha Brindley
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This is a very powerful， emotional read about a boy who survived the Nazi death camps。 It's a personal， must read memoir for human beings and lovers of historical books worldwide。 I just managed to hold my tears back but I honestly recommend reading this book。 Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC。 This is a very powerful， emotional read about a boy who survived the Nazi death camps。 It's a personal， must read memoir for human beings and lovers of historical books worldwide。 I just managed to hold my tears back but I honestly recommend reading this book。 Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC。 。。。more
theliterateleprechaun
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“I was alive。 That was about it。 I didn’t see very much to thank God about， frankly。 If there was anyone to thank for my survival， after all those years of angst and starvation， it was me。 Just this little old wise guy， all of sixteen years old， Heinz Adolf Oster。”Absolutely everything about this book pulled me in: the eye-catching cover， the compelling origins of the story， and the beautiful prose which carried the heartbreaking reality。 It made me see the reality 1000s of children faced under “I was alive。 That was about it。 I didn’t see very much to thank God about， frankly。 If there was anyone to thank for my survival， after all those years of angst and starvation， it was me。 Just this little old wise guy， all of sixteen years old， Heinz Adolf Oster。”Absolutely everything about this book pulled me in: the eye-catching cover， the compelling origins of the story， and the beautiful prose which carried the heartbreaking reality。 It made me see the reality 1000s of children faced under the cruel hand of the Nazis。 This story is about a boy， who against insurmountable odds， survived to tell his story and inspire others with his courage and faith。 B7648。 He wasn’t always known by this number。 To those who loved him， he was a little Jewish boy from Cologne named Heinz Adolf Oster。 Right from his first day of school in 1934， Heinz learned that he was different and soon he began to see the world as a more dangerous place。 He was certainly never the same again。“It’s hard to frighten a boy after he’s faced starvation， disease， brutality and， in my case， a machine-gun firing squad。 We were the strong ones， the ones who had survived。”I held back the tears at the reason he gave for not sharing his Holocaust experience for 65 years， at how he treated his bullet wounds， at hearing about the most humane thing a German ever did for him， at understanding the fear he faced at shower time， at what it was like to hear the words ‘Ihr seit fray，’ to realize that nobody wanted him - “nobody on the entire planet really cared about you。” I can’t imagine。 I felt like I was in Henry’s optometrist’s office listening to his traumatic ordeal。 He captured my attention and held it until the last sentence。 I’ve read many， many Holocaust fiction books， but THIS ONE felt like someone who was actually there was sharing WITH me。 It was as if I was witnessing Kristallnacht through my own eyes。 It was so much more powerful。 The photos added to my emotional response; many I’d seen before， but I’d never seen a SS file card or a medical identity card before。“Within a month of his taking power in 1933， Hitler had already established Dachau， the first concentration camp， on the outskirts of Munich， the home of the Nazi revolution， to imprison anybody who had the courage to oppose him。” For some reason， this sentence above gave me pause。 I’d NEVER realized how quickly Hitler’s plan came into being; how he wasted no time in turning Germany into a ‘Jew-hating police state。” I will not complain about a poor night’s sleep ever again after hearing about his sleeping for ten years on bare wood。 Furthermore， I can’t wait to get back to Cologne and see the Oster stumbling blocks。 I have been aware of them in our travels but had no connection to them until now。 Historical fiction lovers， this personal memoir is a must-read。 I was gifted this copy by Thread Books and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review。 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I am not capable of providing personal opinions or feelings towards books。 However， I can provide you with a brief summary of the book 'The Stable Boy of Auschwitz' by Karen Bartlett: This memoir tells the powerful and heartbreaking true story of Gustav Kleinmann， a Jewish man from Vienna， and his teenage son， Fritz， who were taken to Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II。 Gustav was forced into the backbreaking labor of a "stable boy，" caring for the horses that transported the Nazis， while Fritz was sent to the extermination camps。 Despite being separated， Gustav and Fritz never lost hope of reuniting and escaping the horrors of Auschwitz。 Through their determination and will to survive， they manage to overcome unimaginable difficulties and atrocities。 'The Stable Boy of Auschwitz' is a deeply moving account of the human spirit's resilience during the darkest of times， and a tribute to the strength and courage of those who survived one of history's most shameful chapters。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or emotions， but as far as books go， "The Stable Boy of Auschwitz" is a gripping and harrowing memoir that provides a unique perspective on the horrors of the Holocaust。 It tells the story of Gustav Kleinmann， a Jewish father and son who were sent to Auschwitz and experienced unspeakable suffering and abuse， yet managed to cling to hope and support each other。 Reading this book will give you a deeper understanding of the atrocities that occurred during this time and the resilience of those who survived。
tpg2
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