Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (733 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MZ9RSS1 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 195 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Awe inspiring Judy Loved this book. My Dad was part of the 11th Armored Division who freed these people. Everything Wendy described, was exactly how my Dad, now 94 remembered. I don't remember him mentioning the babies, but the prisoners, the lice, and giving them l his rations was spot on. My Dad accompanied the photographer, as General Patton wanted this audacity fully documented, so that future gen. ME said Very difficult to get through, but very important to read. I am, all-at-once, left aghast, disgusted, and awestruck: aghast because these poor, innocent people were living ordinary lives, when suddenly their world was turned completely upside down. I am disgusted because the Nazis were absolutely barbaric and utterly compassionless, and it hits me so hard every time I read a novel about this oh-so-tragic time in history. And I am completely. Not a typical holocaust book Charlotte's Web of Everything Not sure about you, but I have read dozens of books about the holocaust and while I love them, I rarely learn anything new.Get ready to be immersed in the story about 3 ladies, each weighing about 70 lbs that managed to hide their pregnancies from the nazis and actually deliver their babies about the time of liberation. This incredible story starts at childhood and goes to the death
Rachel gives birth on the train; Anka at the camp gates. Priska and her husband travel there together, but are immediately separated. Rachel is sent to Auschwitz, unaware that her husband has been shot. All believe they will die-then a miracle occurs. The gas chamber runs out of Zyklon-B, and as the Allied troops near, the SS flee. Having concealed their condition from infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, they are forced to work and almost starved to death, living in daily fear of their pregnancies being detected by the SS. In April 1945, Priska gives birth. She and her baby, along with Anka, Rachel, and the remaining inmates,