Nesarim: Child Survivors of Terezin (The Library of Holocaust Testimonies)

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Summary: Nesarim: Child Survivors of Terezin
Review: This book touched my heart with amazing stories of courage, life long bonds of friendship, and the triumph of the human spirit in the face of unspeakable horrors. It's a must read!

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Summary: Remarkable Book, Remarkable People
Review: This is a remarkable book because the survivors themselves tell their stories of survival. More than that, though, the author gives the context of the "before," ie., the lives of these people before the Nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia. That adds to the drama of the accounts given by the survivors. Then there is the aftermath, the camaraderie that helped these young men survive continues to this day and is at the core of the relationships that helped them triumph over this terrifying ordeal.

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Summary: Nesarim
Review: We are living at a time in history which requires us to fortify ourselves and to prepare ourselves to expect the unexpected. This book gives the individual and group experiences of young Jews during the Holocaust in Czechoslovakia. Their incarceration by the Germans; and their survival as a result a group leader and their mutual support during this horrendous period is an important document for all of us to learn from.
Flash forward 50 years - and an opportunity to review survival, growth and development, makes this book a unique contribution to our understanding of the many ways that individuals were able to survive despite an almost insurmountable experience.
This book is applicable in many parts of the world today.
This is a real and true story, without exaggerations.
The author is to be complemented for her dedication to seeing this through to completion, including world travel to meet with members of this group.

M & B Berliner