The Survivor of the Holocaust

There have been many histories of many atrocities, but somehow the impact and horror of a survivor's account of the Shoah never diminishes. Jacek Eisner - I think he deserves his given name, and cannot ask him - was a tough bastard. He survived the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto and fought in the......more

The spine-tingling, moving story of a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto, including the Uprising, and subsequent deportations to several concentration camps, death camps, and slave labor camps. The author survived but lost numerous family members in the inferno of the Holocaust. The fast moving story beg......more

Es ist ungeheuerlich. Wir durchleben mit Eisner sämtliche möglichen Stationen, vom Ghetto bis zum Vernichtungslager. Welche Chancen hatte einer wie er in Ostpolen? Und trotzdem gelingt es ihm immer wieder, zu entweichen. Eine Fluchtgeschichte nach der anderen, damit hatte mich Eisner am Haken. Andere......more

One of the best books I've read about holocaust. The will to survive of the main character is inspiring.......more

Unexpected and triumphant, despite such a difficult topic. This story chronicles the life of a teenage boy living in the Warsaw Ghetto and later, multiple coNazi concentration camps. Like all holocaust memoir, it’s deeply sad and excruciating…however I found Jack’s story to also be hopeful. His lens......more