Klein, Gerda Weissmann
All But My Life
- ISBN 13:
- 9780809016532
- author:
- Klein, Gerda Weissmann
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Hill & Wang
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 14 x 1.7 centimetres (0.25
- Genre:
- Biography,Historical, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Gerda Weissmann Klein's memoir is a powerful and moving account of her six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty. From her idyllic childhood in Poland to her miraculous survival and liberation in 1945, Gerda's story is a testament to the human spirit's capacity for resilience and hope. Gerda's life was shattered when Nazis marched into Poland in 1939, and she was eventually separated from her family and sent to a German labor camp. Over the next few years, she experienced the stripping away of everything that mattered to her, including her home, possessions, and community. Yet, even in the darkest of times, Gerda and her fellow camp inmates managed to create a sense of community and friendship, which ultimately helped them survive the unimaginable hardships they faced. Gerda's story is a valuable and important contribution to our understanding of the devastating history of the Holocaust, and it offers a message of hope that the effects of hatred can be overcome.
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