’Youarenolongeranumber’Poland,1944Thetrainslowedandhaltedwithasquealofthebreaks.Itfeltlikewewaitedinthecarriageforaneternity,buteventually,theheavydoorsopened,directlyintothechaosinside.SaraLeibovitz,a16-year-oldJewishgirl,wasapassengeronthetrainwithherfamily.TheyspenttheirfinalmomentstogetherontheplatforminAuschwitzbeforetheirhorrificfatesweresealed.Sara’smotherandbabybrothersweresentstraighttotheirdeaths.HerfatherwasmadetoworkintheSonderkommandoasoneofthemenforcedtoremovethebodiesfromthegaschambers,andwaslaterexecuted.Sarasurvived.ThisisthepowerfultruestoryofSaraLeibovitsandtheincrediblepainandhardshipsshewentthroughduringhertimeinthedeathcamp.Yetdespitethehorrorsshefaced,shealwaystriedtomaintainherfamily’svaluesofcourage,faithandkindnesstoothers.Inthiscompellingmemoir,Sara’sstoryisintertwinedwiththatofherdaughter,Eti.SeventyyearsafterthehorrorsoftheHolocaust,EtirevealstheinheritedtraumaofthesecondgenerationandcompletestheHolocaustsurvivor’stale.WhatreadersaresayingaboutTheGirlWhoSurvivedAuschwitz:’Letusneverstopreadingthesenovels.Thesememoirsaretheonesthatkeepallthevoicesalive’’Highlyrecommend...Ifinishedreadingitwithanewfoundsenseofloveandcompassion’’Readingthisfamily’smemoriesisarewardingexperienceinthatitwillensurefuturegenerationswillrememberandlearn.Manythankstotheauthor...forthetrustinallowingmetoreviewthislife-changingmemoir.’’ArawandgrippingHolocaustrecount’’WhatIlovedmostaboutthisbookisthatitisadualperspective...IwasgratefultohavealittleglimpseintothemindofEtiandherabsoluterespectforherparents...togethertheylearned,theygrievedandtheyhealed’’ItmakesmereallyproudofmyJewishheritageandthisstoryofperseverance.Ihighlyrecommendthisbookforanyandalltoreadsowecankeepsurvivor’sstoriesaliveandneverletthistypeoftragedyhappenagain’’Powerful,heartbreakingandinspiring.Weneedtoknowwhathappened.Itwillmakeyourheartbreak.Itisbeyondhorrific.Butweneedtoknowinmemoryofthesixmillioninnocentswhodiedandofthosewhosurvived’’Ahauntingandbeautifulread...Igiveitaresounding5stars’’Wehavetheperspectiveofawomanwhosurvivedtheholocaustaswellasherdaughterwhohadneverknownthehorrrorshermotherendured,yetasked...Ifeelhonoredtohavereadthismemoir’’Anyonewhoreadsthisbookwillnotbeleftuntouched...trulymoving’’Thisisoneofthosebookseveryoneshouldread’’Remarkable...aprofoundlyimpactfulbook,onewhichshouldberequiredreadingforeveryone’’SaraLeibovitsisanamazinglady.Sheshowedstrengthofcharacter,resilienceandmaintainedakindheart,asshesharedwhatlittleshehadwiththosearoundherinAuschwitz’
