A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy

Type

Book

Authors

Buergenthal, Thomas

ISBN 13

9780316043397

LCCN

2008033732

Tags

Holocaust, World War II, Jewish, Memoir, Autobiography

Abstract

Filled with the stirring and true insights of a child, this acclaimed memoir conveys the sheer force of will and determination that even the youngest victims of the Holocaust evinced. From teaching himself to ride a bike belonging to an SS officer to sneaking a heavenly sip of milk, Buergenthal demonstrates that beauty can abide in the face of the greatest adversity. A Luck Child is a compelling reminder of the power of grace and the resilience of the human spirit.

Description

Thomas Buergenthal was not quite six years old when he and his parents were forced into a Jewish ghetto in Poland. Four years later, they were placed on a train bound for Auschwitz, where Thomas was separated from his family. Alone, ten-year-old Thomas managed by his wits and some remarkable strokes of luck to survive Auschwitz and the infamous death march.

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