Biography

Unstoppable: Siggi B. Wilzig's Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend

Unstoppable: Siggi B. Wilzig's Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend

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  • Create Date：2021-04-19 10:31:06
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Joshua M. Greene
  • ISBN：B08PVZPTJ8
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Reviews

Carolyn Hecht ，

Important book。 Important book。 Riveting。 Should be required reading for everyone in the world。 This book will stay with me for the rest of my life。

Linda ，

Digging WilzigsSad book but a good lesson in the history of concentration camps and World War 11。 A great show of determination

Miriam ，

In honor and memory of Holocaust survivors everywhere。Joshua M。 Greene’s latest biography “Unstoppable” is all about Siggi B。 Wilzig， a man who survived two concentration camps， Nazi torture， and came to America and made a fortune all while talking about the Holocaust to anyone he encountered。 The book， subtitled “Siggi B。 Wilzig’s Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend” honors and remembers all those who lost their lives in the Holocaust and to In honor and memory of Holocaust survivors everywhere。Joshua M。 Greene’s latest biography “Unstoppable” is all about Siggi B。 Wilzig， a man who survived two concentration camps， Nazi torture， and came to America and made a fortune all while talking about the Holocaust to anyone he encountered。 The book， subtitled “Siggi B。 Wilzig’s Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend” honors and remembers all those who lost their lives in the Holocaust and to the atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis。 Greene’s biography follows the life of Siegbert （Siggi） Wilzig， who was born in 1926 in Krojanke， West Prussia， Germany。 He was the second youngest of eight children， one of three to survive。 In 1947， he arrived in America， having survived to Auschwitz and Mauthausen， with $240 in his pocket。 With tenacity， perseverance， and a good amount of chutzpa and lots of business savvy， Wilzig made his fortune。 After working a number of jobs， he bluffed and earned his way by purchasing stocks， then companies。 Siggi Wilzig became president of an oil & gas company and a bank， both industries with few to no Jews。 From there， he built his fortune， sometimes skirting the line of legality。 Along the way， Wilzig gave generously to Jewish causes and frequently lecturing about the Holocaust。 Now his children and grandchildren head philanthropic organizations and support Holocaust education and remembrance。 “Unstoppable” is both easy and hard to read。 Greene’s writing style is fluid and down-to-earth， drawing in the reader。 Wilzig’s life unfolds a chapter at a time。 The chapters on his business practices and economics are eye-opening。It goes without saying that books about the Holocaust are difficult for anyone to absorb。 Greene， using Wilzig’s words and speeches， doesn’t sugarcoat the atrocities。 Many scenes are hard to read with impossible to imagine details。 This history needs to be told and to be read。“Unstoppable” is an ode to Wilzig， to the survivors who， against all odds， went on to build lives and raise children， and to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive。 This last is most important as the generation of survivors passes on。 The torch is passed to their children and grandchildren， to all of us to remember， to never forget the evil that the Nazis did， and to speak up against plots to destroy nations and peoples。Thursday & Friday April 8-9， 2021 are Yom HaShoah， Holocaust Remembrance Day。 “Unstoppable” is the perfect book to read and remember the 6 million Jews and the millions of others who lost their lives to the Holocaust and Nazi atrocities。 Long may we remember。Thanks to Insight Editions for an ARC to read and review。 。。。more

bookish tanna ，

It always pains me whenever I find these kinds of books。 And then I learn about the person。 And then I realize， once again， the education system is rigged。 And then I debate whether or not I should give my thoughts because my review being the first on a book is always scary。 Especially when you understand that what you write can make it or break it for someone。 People read reviews。 And I am not the best at them， per se。Not to mention the fact that this publishing company spent $700K in marketing It always pains me whenever I find these kinds of books。 And then I learn about the person。 And then I realize， once again， the education system is rigged。 And then I debate whether or not I should give my thoughts because my review being the first on a book is always scary。 Especially when you understand that what you write can make it or break it for someone。 People read reviews。 And I am not the best at them， per se。Not to mention the fact that this publishing company spent $700K in marketing and promoting this book。 To get it into your hands。 So you can learn about this man and learn about this world and seek out others not-as-well-known as him and change your POV in how you treat others and let others treat others。 When I first got the ARC， lemme just say that the paper was top-notch quality。 Nobody was kidding around。 The budget for this book is insane （and still honestly strange to me how there are zero reviews on Goodreads）！I was in disbelief。 And the smell of the paper？ Divine， absolutely divine。 Everything about this ARC is great， outstandingly great， thank you very much。Now， lemme just shut up and get to the point。 YOU NEED TO READ THIS BOOK。 It is everything。 Everything。If you've never heard of Siggi Wilzig， which I'm betting most of you haven't （the education system is rigged， y'all）， this is a biography about him。 From Auschwitz survivor and a used-to-be-penniless immigrant into the CEO of a $4 billion oil-and-banking empire。 He's met with US presidents， made tons of speeches， sued a Federal Agency， etc。Siggi is one of the most successful people out there， from rags to riches。Of course， he still battles with the trauma that comes from being in a concentration camp。。。 but we see Siggi making jokes， making people laugh， finding joy， and giving others joy， even when he's down。 And yes， like most people in this world， there were strict/conservative parts of him， after all， this was back in those days。 Times where Siggi scared himself because he didn't want his children to marry non-Jews。 Where he wanted to preserve his traditions and the memories of the Holocaust。This is a book that everyone needs to read， regardless of who you are。 A book that will open up to you， Siggi's rawness， playfulness， willingness， workfulness， powerless， powerfulness， etc。 You'll get to see this entire side of him， the whole side of him， what he felt， what his ideas were， what it was like， etc。This is a book I would recommend， especially with children barely learning anything in school nowadays。 This will change their entire perspective on the Holocaust and its survivors。 This will change yours too。 。。。more