The daughter of Auschwitz : my story of resilience, survival and hope
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Brabant, Malcolm, author.
Kingsley, Ben, 1943- writer of foreword.
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Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, [2022].
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304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm.
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Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, [2022].
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Foreword by Sir Ben Kingsley.
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"Tova Friedman was one of the youngest people to emerge from Auschwitz. After surviving the liquidation of the Jewish ghetto in Central Poland where she lived as a toddler, Tova was four when she and her parents were sent to a Nazi labour camp, and almost six when she and her mother were forced into a packed cattle truck and sent to Auschwitz II, also known as the Birkenau extermination camp, while her father was transported to Dachau. During six months of incarceration in Birkenau, Tova witnessed atrocities that she could never forget, and experienced numerous escapes from death. She is one of a handful of Jews to have entered a gas chamber and lived to tell the tale. As Nazi killing squads roamed Birkenau before abandoning the camp in January 1945, Tova and her mother hid among corpses. After being liberated by the Russians they made their way back to their hometown in Poland. Eventually Tova's father tracked them down and the family was reunited. In The Daughter of Auschwitz, Tova immortalizes what she saw, to keep the story of the Holocaust alive, at a time when it's in danger of fading from memory. She has used those memories that have shaped her life to honour the victims. Written with award-winning former war reporter Malcolm Brabant, this is an extremely important book. Brabant's meticulous research has helped Tova recall her experiences in searing detail. Together they have painstakingly recreated Tova's extraordinary story about the world's worst ever crime.",--Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Friedman, T., Brabant, M., & Kingsley, B. (2022). The daughter of Auschwitz: my story of resilience, survival and hope . Hanover Square Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Friedman, Tova, 1938-, Malcolm, Brabant and Ben Kingsley. 2022. The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope. Hanover Square Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Friedman, Tova, 1938-, Malcolm, Brabant and Ben Kingsley. The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope Hanover Square Press, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Friedman, Tova, Malcolm Brabant, and Ben Kingsley. The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope Hanover Square Press, 2022.

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