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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Beacon Press; Revised ed. edition (March 17, 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0807093130
  • ISBN-13: 978-0807093139
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsOnce in a while a story comes along that is so amazing . . .
By webdevgirl on June 4, 2015
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Once in a while a story comes along that is so amazing and so eloquently told that it takes your breath away. This is one such story. I could not put it down. I've been a student of the Holocaust for nearly 40 years -- since I saw my first documentary on TV at the age of 16 and set out on a quest to understand why and how such an event could happen. This story is unique in that it adeptly illustrates someone who manages to maintain their sense of humanity despite all invitations to do otherwise. There is a soft strength to Rena and a level of caring that the world is so in need of today. Rena, wherever you are now, thank you for your courage in telling your story and thank you, Heather, for the love and care you gave and continue to give to Rena, Danke, and the others through your dedication to and loving care of their story. I, for one, will never forget.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSurvival and Compassion
By Dorcas Nepple on March 14, 2015
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Rena's Promise is most definitely the best memoir I have ever read on the Holocaust. Rena's story shows how compassion for her sister gave her the courage and will to live, no matter what harrowing circumstances she encountered. Having arrived on the first transport of women in 1942, Rena survived more than three years in the Auschwitz-Berkenau concentration camp--a feat that amazed even her captors. The facts are researched and well-documented. From initially thinking how bad can a labor camp possibly be (after all she was raised on a farm and used to hard work), to the dawning realization that this was hell on earth, I was riveted by Rena's courage, cleverness, and most of all her compassion for her sister, Danke. How Rena and her sister managed to survive starvation, beatings, illness, elude Dr. Mengele, and even the infamous death march in 1945, is a story I could not put down and not forget.

This review would not be complete without acknowledging the beautiful writing of the woman who helped her write her memoir, Heather Dune Macadam.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGripping! Unforgettable.
By Jasminet on May 2, 2015
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Seldom do I read a book where I want it to go on longer. I'm usually ready to move on. Knowing Rena survived made it easier to read because I grew to admire and love her. A single potato peel found on the ground was a mouthwatering bit of food and she saved half for her sister! Incredible. What an engaging story.
How can a person survive all she did? Would I have had the ability to endure all that heartache? I am afraid of the answer.
My most touching moment was when she felt her Mama by her at the end. There's no doubt in my mind, she really was helping Rena get through those last days of captivity. After all the months of starvation, to be forced to march across the frozen land, stepping over bodies in the road, and still worrying about others,
I was humbled by her amazing spirit.
RIP, Rena and all those amazing people who ended up in the clutches of the Nazis, some for years, some for minutes.
Never will I forget them!
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5.0 out of 5 starsA MUST READ - I was so touched and amazed, God bless these sister
By charlie on May 9, 2015
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An Amazing Story! I learned so much reading this. You would think a story like this would be depressing but I found it
inspiring that these girls (and yes they were just girls) had so much strength and character that kept their spirit through everything
that was thrown at them. I have such admiration for every single one of these survivors and the amazing stories. I was so very touched
and could not imagine that I could have been living next door to people who had been through such atrocities and came to
America and just lived their lives without looking back. I will revisit this book again!
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5.0 out of 5 starsBut for the grace of God....
By MadameRue on March 18, 2015
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When the preface makes you cry you know it's going to be a good book.

I don't have words eloquent enough to describe and praise this book. I know I couldn't put it down. Once I started, I was pulled into the story with my heart in my mouth waiting for what was going to happen next. I dreaded each turn of the page because I didn't want to witness any further atrocities or horror these women had to endure, and yet I longed to know what happened next because it was a story of hope and love. I think it helps that you know the heroines are going to survive.

The strength and vivacity of the women in this book is amazing. Their will to live is a lesson to everyone. If they could get through Auschwitz, people today can get through their problems that are so trivial in comparison.

That any of the women could have faith in humanity after their ordeal is astounding. They suffered daily at the hands of the absolute worst of humanity. The captors were, in truth, everything they called their captives and worse. However, there were beacons of light and hope strewn among the filth. Not all the captors were completely depraved.

Everyone should have to read this book. The lessons it teaches about all aspects of humanity, good and bad, are invaluable. We must never forget.
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5.0 out of 5 starsRiveting
By Brenda Brown on April 9, 2015
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This is the first memoir of that awful time that I have read that describes the arrival of the transport at Auschwitz in such a vivid and detailed way. The horrors that these young women endured and survived are difficult to comprehend. I believe that her mother did appear to Rena and encourage her at key times. The only slight criticism I would have' and I hesitate to even mention this, is that as the book progresses Rena begins to develop something of a Superwoman persona whilst Danka is portrayed as being weak and totally dependant on Rena,s bravery and ingenuity. This book should be made available to all young people
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5.0 out of 5 starsGod bless those had to endure this life.

This book flows so well. It is a page turner and moving. I was once again educated on life in those camps. We must never forget this time in history or it will repeat.

Published 2 days ago by Diane M. Ritter
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Clear and precise look at the horrors of this time in history. Having lived thru these war years in America, and being of German descent, our family hid our ancestry, and now I... Read more

Published 10 days ago by Marilyn J Bennett
5.0 out of 5 starsA must read for everyone. A true life story of survival and love.

What a gripping tale. It is amazing at what one will do to survive. A great book to remind us all of what freedom means and not to be taken for granted.

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This was a gift for my mother. She couldn't put it down once she started it, then cried when she was finished. She highly recommends this book.

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Published 1 month ago by Linda Barnett
5.0 out of 5 starsOne of the best accounts of the Holocaust I have ever read

One of the best accounts of the Holocaust I have ever read. The writing is excellent! This book was so well done. I actually felt as if I had known Rena and her family.

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A very well writen Book. Impressing story, Marlis

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A heartbreaking story by a survivor of atrocities of Hitler'so war.

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