From Ashes to Life: My Memories of the Holocaust by Lucille Eichengreen Paperback Book

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Rent From Ashes to Life: My Memories of the Holocaust

Author: Lucille Eichengreen

Format: Quality Paperback

Publisher: Mercury House

Published: Jan 1993

Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Holocaust

Retail Price: $17.95

Pages: 240

Synopsis

In this disturbing but inspirational account of her experiences of the Holocaust, Lucille Eichengreen relates her journey as a young Jewish girl through Nazi Germany and Poland - including internment in the camps at Auschwitz, Neuengamme, and Bergen-Belsen. It was a journey that began in 1933, when she was eight years old and witnessed the beginnings of Jewish persecution, a journey along which she suffered the horrible deaths of her father, mother and sister. Sustained by great courage and resourcefulness, Lucille Eichengreen emerged from her nightmare with the inner strength to build a new life for herself in the United States. Only in 1991 did she return to Germany and Poland to assess the Jewish situation there. Her story is a testament to the very thing the Holocaust sought to destroy: the regeneration of Jewish life. Blessed with a remarkable memory that made her one of the most effective witnesses in the postwar trial of her persecutors, Eichengreen has composed a memoir of exceptional accuracy. As important as its factual accuracy is its emotional clarity and truth. Simple and direct, Eichengreen's words compel with their moral authority.

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BookLender review by alexis alquin on 2020-02-04 07:20:55

One of the most chilling, compelling, and breathtaking holocaust memoirs i've ever read. I have studied the holocaust for a few years now, and this is by far one of the best books around. Lucille Eichengreen's testimony of what she had endured in various labor and concentration camps is simply hard to believe. I believe this book shines a light on aspects of the Holocaust that are frequently overlooked. I have recommended this memoir to others and they agree - definitely a must-read!