A lucky child : a memoir of surviving Auschwitz as a young boy / Thomas Buergenthal ; foreword by Elie Wiesel.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: New York : Little, Brown, 2009.Edition: 1st American edDescription: xv, 228 p. : ill., map ; 22 cmISBN:- 0316043400
- 9780316043403
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 940.5318 B928 | Available | 33111006422204 |
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Thomas Buergenthal, now a Judge in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, tells his astonishing experiences as a young boy in his memoir A Lucky Child. He arrived at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Separated first from his mother and then his father, Buergenthal managed by his wits and some remarkable strokes of luck to survive on his own. Almost two years after his liberation, Buergenthal was miraculously reunited with his mother and in 1951 arrived in the U.S. to start a new life. Now dedicated to helping those subjected to tyranny throughout the world, Buergenthal writes his story with a simple clarity that highlights the stark details of unimaginable hardship. A Lucky Child is a book that demands to be read by all.
Includes bibliographical references.
From Lubochna to Poland -- Katowice -- The ghetto of Kielce -- Auschwitz -- The Auschwitz death transport -- Liberation -- Into the Polish Army -- Waiting to be found -- A new beginning -- Life in Germany -- To America.
Thomas Buergenthal, now a Judge in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, tells his astonishing experiences as a young boy in his memoir. Arriving at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp, he became separated first from his mother and then his father but managed by his wits and some remarkable strokes of luck to survive on his own. Almost two years after his liberation, Buergenthal was miraculously reunited with his mother and in 1951 arrived in the U.S. to start a new life.