The Survivor of Holocaust [Paperback]

Jack Eisner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1996

This unforgettable story chronicles the author's courageous and extraordinary encounter with a horrific chapter in our world's history, even as it tells a tale of stunning bravery, of breathtaking escapes, and of mind-numbing risk in the face of certain death. "Astonishing. Unforgettable."--Publisher's Weekly.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Kensington Books (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575661047
• ISBN-13: 978-1575661049
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #205,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #40 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Historical > Holocaust

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible!, December 7, 2003

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lanoitan (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Survivor of Holocaust (Paperback)

At the end, the author wrote, "Everyone who had a chance to read the manuscript in progress expressed disbelief that all these experiences could have happened to one person and yet he survived." This is how I felt reading this book. His will to live and his resourcefulness were amazing. What guts he had, for example, to plot and to rescue his mother from the Nazi hospital! He came so close to being killed by the Nazis so many times and managed to escape so many times. It's hard to imagine that there really are people in the world with such courage. I didn't want to read another WWII book, but I picked this one up (my wife had bought it)while waiting for my next book to arrive, and once I started it I couldn't put it down. If you can stand to hear the horrible realities, read this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An unforgettable true story of courage., March 29, 2003

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Margaret Johnson (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Survivor of Holocaust (Paperback)

After seeing the movie "The Pianist" I was reminded of the wonderful book "The Survivor," which I had read years ago.
I'm now re-reading it.This is the remarkable story of a courageous teenager who suffered through one of humanity's darkest hours. Perhaps God protected him so that he could share his fantastic story with the world. My prayer is 'never again' will something so horrific happen in our world.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A story of suffering beyond your greatest imagination, February 10, 2000

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The Gambles (America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Survivor of Holocaust (Paperback)

This is story is remarkably interesting and very horrifying at the same time. it depicts life during an awful time and tells a story of a man that has struggled more than you can believe and at times it is hard to conceive how one human could do this to another. This true story is a about a boy living in Warsaw when the German army gained control. His endurance is inhuman and it is a wonderful story about a person that is very rare and we are fortuanate to be able to hear about the injustices that occured that were beyond our control. I am a twelve year old girl that and I have read a ton about the holocaust and this should be placed withe the Diary of Anne Frank. It is definetly recomended to anyone that can deal with the tragedies of the war and the injustices.