Auschwitz – A Mother's Story
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Auschwitz – A Mother's Story
Auschwitz – A Mother's Story
The unforgettable, heart-breaking story of a mother who survived Auschwitz and fought to be reunited with her daughter once again.
Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! DescriptionSuddenly there is a blow to my face, I am hurled to one side. 'My child, I have to go with her!' I scream. But Dr Mengel is standing before me, whip raised. 'Maul halten, shut up!' His eyes gleam. Filled with fear I cower down.
In 1943, as Nazi power swept across central Europe, Rosa, her husband Emanuel and their daughter, Judy, were forced into hiding. But after a year and a half of living a terrifying, day-by-day existence, they were betrayed. As they arrived in Auschwitz, Rosa was torn from her husband and her only daughter. Could she dare to hope she would see either of them again?
Somehow, Rosa fought the horror and humiliation of the camp, on occasion coming dangerously close to death. In nursing the people trapped beside her, she helped others survive, but tragically she also watched them die - including a mother she had met before, with a similar story and a daughter the very same age. Her name was Edith Frank.
Written immediately in the months after the war, Auschwitz - A Mother's Story tells Rosa de Winter-Levy's unique and heart-breaking personal story - from the atrocities of the camp to her journey out of hell. Powerful and affecting, it is the testimony of a mother, and the pain she will endure for the chance to hold her child again.
It's night. The door opens and along with 500 other women I am taken to the so-called Kratzeblock, the scabies block. Mice and rats run over us, the women scream and cry, it's almost unbearable. There's no chance of sleep, we're all consumed by the same thought: tomorrow our final hour will have come.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781800962293
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 July 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Monoray
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Rosa de Winter-Levy was born in Germany in 1905. When both of her parents died of the Spanish flu, she moved to the Netherlands at the age of 19. She married Emanuel de Winter and in 1928, they welcomed a daughter, Judy. After the war, she lived once again in the Netherlands and passed away in 1985.
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