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Hanged at Auschwitz: An Extraordinary Memoir of Survival by: Sim Kessel |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 940.54724309346 EAN: 9780815411628 ISBN: 0815411626 Label: Cooper Square Press Manufacturer: Cooper Square Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: December 28, 2001 Publisher: Cooper Square Press Studio: Cooper Square Press Sales Rank: 223740 Related Items:
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 Rating: - An Amazing and Horrific StoryIf the story in this book formed the basis of a cinema film, people would believe it was too fanatastic to be true. Yet this is a story of real life. It is a story of survival in the face of what appeared to be total odds against. It shows what can be overcome but it also clearly outlines the horror of Auschwitz and the Holocaust. Be warned the book is 'a cannot put down' once you start reading it. The author has an amazingly perceptive insight into the character of the various people whom he encountered and conveys this in a factual manner which makes the sheer horror of what they were doing even sharper. This is more than just the story of one man, remarkable though that is. It sheds light ... Read More: Rating: - BrilliantThis is a truly fabulous book. Tremendously moving and a very powerful testimony to some of the most horrific atrocities that man can commit. I wanted to read the real insights, to truly understand whether the horrific stories one hears could be true, from someone who had been there, seen it and survived. I read this book in conjunction with other auschwitz survivor stories and they provide a fascinating view from a range of different perspectives - all corroborating different details. this is a tremendous read. disturbing, powerful but one not to miss if you, like me, wish to ensure we never forget. Rating: - Hung before 25,000 witnesses. A gripping story of survival.This excellent book covers the remarkable true story of Sim Kessel, a French Jew, throughout his experiences as a member of the French Resistance followed by his arrest by the Nazis and his subsequent detention at Auschwitz/Birkenau Concentration Camps. His numerous brushes with death at the hands of the Nazis throughout his detention are covered in some detail, including the forced death march to other Concentration Camps prior to eventual liberation at the hands of the allies at the war's end. There are too many harrowing incidents throughout this book to cover in a review. It is extremely moving as Kessel describes the absolute enthusiasm in which his fellow French citizens and French Policemen participated, ... Read More: |
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