All but My Life, Gerda Weissman Klein
All but My Life, Gerda Weissman Klein
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All but My Life

Author: Gerda Weissman Klein

Series: FSG Audio

Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat

Abridged: 6 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/01/1997


Synopsis

All but My Life tells the haunting story of Gerda Weissman Klein’s experience under the Nazi regime. Taken from her home in Bielitz, Poland, and sent to German labor camps, Gerda survived and was liberated by American troops. In her memoir, Klein takes audiences on an alarming journey from the comforts of life in Poland to the horrifying concentration camps, reminding readers of the horrific destruction and prejudice during the twentieth century, while also providing a sense of hope for future generations.

About The Author

Gerda Weissmann Klein was born in Bielsko, Poland, in 1924. She survived internment in several concentration camps and a death march during World War II. She is a writer and a human rights activist. The author of many books, she has received many awards and honorary degrees and has lectured throughout the country for more than 45 years. One Survivor Remembers (a production of HBO and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum), winner of an Emmy Award and the Academy Award for documentary short subject, was based on All But My Life, her autobiographical account of the Holocaust. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in early 2011.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on May 01, 2017

The artistry and vitality and heart with which Gerda Weissmann Klein brings to life her experiences as a young Polish Jewish girl during the Holocaust is nothing short of extraordinary. This is as moving and heartbreaking and life affirming as any book I’ve ever read. And perhaps its greatest triump......more

Goodreads review by Gary on May 07, 2022

In this fascinating volume Gerda Weissmann talks about her experiences during the holocaust from the age of 15 to 20. She tells of three years in a labour camp , and three years of a forced winter march from Poland to Czechoslovakia. What makes this book remarkable is the decency and love that sustain......more

Goodreads review by Selina on September 28, 2008

This is my all time favorite book because what it did for me during a very difficult time in my life. I was struggling with a horrible case of postpartum depression and, somehow, I came across this book that changed my life. I can never again TRULY feel sorry for myself. The trials I have endured are......more