The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz

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'You are no longer a number' Poland, 1944 The train slowed and halted with a squeal of the breaks. It felt like we waited in the carriage for an eternity, but eventually, the heavy doors opened, directly into the chaos inside.
Sara Leibovitz, a 16-year-old Jewish girl, was a passenger on the train with her family. They spent their final moments together on the platform in Auschwitz before their horrific fates were sealed. SaraaEURO (TM)s mother and baby brothers were sent straight to their deaths. Her father was made to work in the Sonderkommando as one of the men forced to remove the bodies from the gas chambers, and was later executed. Sara survived.

This is the powerful true story of Sara Leibovits and the incredible pain and hardships she went through during her time in the death camp. Yet despite the horrors she faced, she always tried to maintain her familyaEURO (TM)s values of courage, faith and kindness to others. In this compelling memoir, SaraaEURO (TM)s story is intertwined with that of her daughter, Eti. Seventy years after the horrors of the Holocaust, Eti reveals the inherited trauma of the second generation and completes the Holocaust survivoraEURO (TM)s tale.

What readers are saying about The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz:aEURO~Let us never stop reading these novels. These memoirs are the ones that keep all the voices aliveaEURO (TM)

aEURO~Highly recommendaEURO| I finished reading it with a newfound sense of love and compassionaEURO (TM)

aEURO~Reading this familyaEURO (TM)s memories is a rewarding experience in that it will ensure future generations will remember and learn. Many thanks to the authoraEURO|for the trust in allowing me to review this life-changing memoir.aEURO (TM)

aEURO~A raw and gripping Holocaust recountaEURO (TM)

aEURO~What I loved most about this book is that it is a dual perspectiveaEURO|I was grateful to have a little glimpse into the mind of Eti and her absolute respect for her parentsaEURO|together they learned, they grieved and they healedaEURO (TM)

aEURO~It makes me really proud of my Jewish heritage and this story of perseverance. I highly recommend this book for any and all to read so we can keep survivor's stories alive and never let this type of tragedy happen againaEURO (TM)

aEURO~Powerful, heartbreaking and inspiring. We need to know what happened. It will make your heart break. It is beyond horrific. But we need to know in memory of the six million innocents who died and of those who survivedaEURO (TM)

aEURO~A haunting and beautiful readaEURO|I give it a resounding 5 starsaEURO (TM)

aEURO~We have the perspective of a woman who survived the holocaust as well as her daughter who had never known the horrrors her mother endured, yet askedaEURO|I feel honored to have read this memoiraEURO (TM)

aEURO~Anyone who reads this book will not be left untouchedaEURO|truly moving'

aEURO~This is one of those books everyone should read'

aEURO~RemarkableaEURO| a profoundly impactful book, one which should be required reading for everyone'

'Sara Leibovits is an amazing lady. She showed strength of character, resilience and maintained a kind heart, as she shared what little she had with those around her in Auschwitz'

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780008645960
Published: September 2023

Number of pages: 336
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 26 mm

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers