Schindler's legacy: true stories of the list survivorsThey appeared at the end of the movie Schindler's List - the poignant processional of real-life people whom Oskar Schindler saved. Now they tell their stories in a book that is the living legacy of what Schindler did and what the human spirit can endure and overcome. Through their own words and more than 100 personal photographs, we learn the truth of their experiences with Schindler, their incredible stories of day-to-day survival, and their ultimate triumph of rebuilding lives, reclaiming family, and recording their memories for future generations. They range in age from late fifties to nearly ninety. Some emerged from the Holocaust as the lone remnants of their families; others, miraculously, survived with parents, siblings, and children. Their current lifestyles are equally varied: a multi-millionaire New Jersey developer; a Cleveland tailor who works out of his basement; a retired New York cafe violinist; a Baltimore fabric-store owner; a Pittsburgh cantor; a Los Angeles high school shop teacher; a world-famous Manhattan commercial photographer. Some remain committed, observant Jews; others have drifted far from religious ritual and belief. Some cling to the past; others have spent a lifetime trying to forget. Some seem to take pleasure in every breath; others seem forever burdened by sorrow. What they have in common is this: Oskar Schindler gave each a second chance at life. Now we learn what they did with that precious gift. |
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User Review - Rebecca Huston - GoodreadsAn interesting look at what happened after WWII, and the people that Oskar Schindler saved from the death camps. Read full review
Contents
The Tosner Tamily I | 39 |
The ternlicht sters | 53 |
eon eyson | 77 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Schindler's legacy: true stories of the list survivors |
| Author | Elinor J. Brecher |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Dutton, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jun 11, 2008 |
| Length | 442 pages |
| Subjects | › Audiobooks Biography & Autobiography / General Biography & Autobiography / Historical Brn'enec (Czech Republic) - Ethnic relations Brneenec (Czech Republic) Brněnec (Czech Republic) Concentration camp inmates History / Holocaust History / Jewish Holocaust survivors Holocaust survivors - Biography Holocaust survivors/ Biography Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Personal narratives Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)/ Personal narratives Jews Jews - Persecutions - Czech Republic - Brn'enec Jews - Persecutions - Poland Jews/ Persecutions/ Poland Paszow (Concentration camp) Plaszow (Poland : Concentration camp) Poland Poland - Ethnic relations Płaszów (Concentration camp) Schindler, Oskar |
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