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The Survivor - How I Survived Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter - Lewkowicz, Josef

The Survivor - How I Survived Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter

Author
Lewkowicz, Josef
Price
NZ$26.00
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1
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Transworld Publishers, 2023. Good secondhand condition.

One of the last great untold stories of the Holocaust, The Survivor is an astonishing account of one man's unbreakable spirit, unshakeable faith, and extraordinary courage in the face of evil. From salt mines to forced marches, summary executions to Amstetten, where prisoners were used as human shields in Allied bombing, Josef lived under the spectre of death for many years. When he was liberated from Ebensee at the end of the war, conditions were amongst the worst witnessed by allied forces. With his freedom, Josef returned home to find that he was the only one left alive in an extended family of 150. Compelled by the need to do something to avenge that loss, he joined the Jewish police while still in a displaced persons' camp, and was recruited as an intelligence officer for the US Army who gave him a team to search for Nazis in hiding. Whilst rounding up SS leaders, he played a critical role in identifying and bringing to justice his greatest tormentor, the Butcher of Plaszow, Amon Göth, played by Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List. He then committed his life to helping the orphaned children of the Holocaust rebuild their lives...

Format
Second hand Trade Paperback
ISBN
9781787636309
Catalog
SKU
133535

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