The Thirty-Six

Name: The Thirty-Six
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781741668438
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By Siegmund Siegreich

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The Thirty-Six by Siegmund Siegreich is a gripping biography and memoir that explores the life of a Holocaust survivor. It chronicles Siegreich's harrowing experiences during World War II and his journey of survival against overwhelming odds. The narrative covers his struggles, resilience, and ultimate quest for a new beginning after the war.
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The Thirty-Six

Sigi Siegreich was a privileged young Jewish boy who spoke six languages and had never even cleaned his own shoes. The invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 changed his world forever. The Thirty-six tells of Sigi's miraculous survival and the good and bad he saw of life and humanity in Poland during WWII.

Do I believe in the Thirty-Six? I believe in miracles.

Description

According to the Kabbalah, in each generation there are thirty-six righteous people who sustain the world and preserve humanity. These people are often unknown and obscure, but they bear all the sorrows and sins of the world. They also appear and help ordinary people in times of extreme need. Their deeds are often unrecognised and unexplained.

It has taken more than six decades for Sigi Siegreich to be able to talk to his children and grandchildren about his life in wartime Poland—the life of a privileged young Jewish boy who spoke six languages and had never even cleaned his own shoes. The invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 changed his world forever.

The Thirty-Six tells of Sigi's miraculous survival and the good and bad he saw of life and humanity in Poland during WWII.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781741668438

Publisher: Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2009

Country: Australia

Imprint: Vintage (Australia)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 496g

Pages: 400

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Biography & Memoir Education & Reference History & Military Military History Non-Fiction Penguin Books Siegmund Siegreich

About the Author

During the War, we were expelled 11 times to several towns and villages. By the end of 1942, my parents and 167 members of my family were exterminated in the death-camps of Treblinka, Belzec, Auschwitz and others. I was enslaved in the labour camps. After liberation, I returned to Katowice, married Hanka, the girl who saved my life in the camp. Together we began to rebuild our life. In 1950, our families decided to migrate to Israel. Thanks to my childhood friend Adam Weis, we ended up in Melbourne, Australia. We found a truly free and democratic country where my family could prosper and thrive. Australia provided us with freedom and equality to live as Jews.