Here My Home Once Stood: A Holocaust Memoir But his iron will and quick wit allowed him to survive when all seemed lost. Moyshe's Holocaust memoir is a remarkable example of human fortitude during a time when many welcomed an end to their suff
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| Title | : | Here My Home Once Stood: A Holocaust Memoir |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.53 (481 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B006SLEXTO |
| Format Type | : | - |
| Number of Pages | : | 0 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-19 |
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Editorial : A gripping tale that traces the unlikely survival of a Ukrainian teen during the Holocaust. The atrocities of the Holocaust have provided the backdrop for many books and films, but few are as detailed and harrowing as Rekhtman's stomach-churning account. Transcribed and translated from Russian by his grandson, this slim volume serves as the only record left of an entire Ukrainian village wiped out in 1942. While such a scenario often leads to heavy-handed sentimentalities and overwrought emotions, the author resorts to very few of those elements. Instead, readers are served a clear-eyed retelling of the cruelty and inhumanity that reigned during World War II. With quick wit and a huge will to survive, Rekhtman evaded Nazi killing fields and death camps for four years, despite failing eyesight and an emaciated body. This story holds no bitterness or outrage but reveals the unfathomable strength of the human spirit. A well-crafted, touching account of horror and fortitude. --Kirkus Disco
As a fourteen-year-old Jewish boy who had rarely ventured outside his small, remote village, Moyshe Rekhtman may seem an unlikely escape artist. But his iron will and quick wit allowed him to survive when all seemed lost. Staging escapes from death camps and avoiding Nazi pursuit through the frozen Ukrainian countryside-all while facing the loss of his family, famine, constant threat of capture, torture, and execution - would be a monumental task for the strongest of men. Despite his mild manners, emaciated body, and poor vision, he evaded the death squads in Nazi-occupied Ukraine for four years. Moyshe's Holocaust memoir is a remarkable example of human fortitude during a time when many welcomed an end to their suffering.
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