Child of the Holocaust, Jack Kuper
Child of the Holocaust, Jack Kuper
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Child of the Holocaust
A Jewish Child in Christian Disguise

Author: Jack Kuper

Narrator: Jack Kuper, Alex Poch-Goldin

Unabridged: 7 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/15/2019

Synopsis

Beautifully and evocatively rendered, this memoir endures as an example of post-war narrative at its finest.

Jankele Kuperblum was just nine years old when he returned home and found his family gone. The night before, Germans had come to his town in rural Poland and taken away all the Jews. Now alone in the world, he has to change his name, forget his language, and abandon his religion in order to survive. Jack wanders through Nazi-occupied Poland for four years with no place to hide and no one to trust.

About The Author

After World War II, JACK KUPER escaped Poland and immigrated to Canada at the age of fifteen. He spent much of his career in advertising, producing and directing award-winning TV commercials. As a filmmaker he wrote and directed several shorts. His film RUN! was honoured at the Venice Film Festival. He is also the author of After the Smoke Cleared, the sequel to his bestselling memoir Child of the Holocaust. He lives in Toronto with his wife, and speaks often to groups about his experiences during the Holocaust.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Arah-Lynda

The occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union began with the invasion of Poland in 1939 and lasted until May of 1945. During the entire course of this occupation the territory of Poland was divided between these two forces, both of which were equally hostile to Polish people and thei......more

Goodreads review by Hannah

This was a very interesting and sad story. To think of a little boy coming home to find his parents taken by the Germans. Then, he had to do everything he could to stay alive. He “changed” his name so many times, he said he couldn’t even remember his real name at times. The story was quite choppy. H......more

Goodreads review by Sharon

A great story. I marveled how this young boy (Jack Kuper) was so clever to stay alive. He traveled by foot from one farm to the next to seek food and shelter. So many times he was turned away because he would draw attention to the families. The German soldiers patrolled the area, looking for Jews. H......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen

I am not sure that it is possible to rate a memoir like this.......more

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