{"product_id":"as-a-boy-through-the-zvi-helmut-steinitz-9783866282506","title":"As a Boy through the Hell of the Holocaust: From Poznan, through Warsaw, the Krakow Ghetto, Plaszow, Auschwitz, Buchenwald, Berlin-Haselhorst, Sachsen","description":"Zvi Helmut Steinitz Memoirs for eternal remembrance For years I was preoccupied with the thought of documenting the tragic fate of my family members, all of them perished in the Holocaust. Yet for almost my whole life, I tried to suppress the sorrowful past, wary of resurrecting the years of tears and suffering. I rarely spoke of the wartime atrocities. I never returned to the country where death resided, where streams of Jewish blood saturated the earth. I couldn t bring myself to stand before the silent mass grave in Belzec, where my parents, my brother and my aunt lie buried together with hundreds upon thousands of Jewish victims. I couldn t face the death of those I loved, couldn't look into their eyes. In my mind, they live on. Many years later, vivid images from the monstrous war years began to appear frequently, images that cast a shadow over my day-to-day life and burdened my mind. I gradually became aware of my age, too. I was no longer young, and already I felt under pressure to finally write down the story of my family. All my life I had been haunted by the question of how I had survived the war, where I had drawn the mental and physical strength that helped me to survive those tortuous years. There is no explanation for my survival, and yet I am certain that the upbringing that my parents gave me had a significant influence on my steadfastness and determination, particularly in critical situations. My parents brought my brother and me up with love and human values that I have carried with me through my life. In moments of deepest despair and deadly peril, hidden strengths awakened in me, strengths that sharpened my senses and saved my life. I strongly believe that the values installed in childhood will always stay with a person and develop into principles that a young person can take into independent life. Had I not possessed these principles, not even blind luck or sheer coincidence could have saved me. As the only surviving member of my fa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zvi Helmut Steinitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3866282508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783866282506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hartung \u0026amp; Gorre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.82d","brand":"Zvi Helmut Steinitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519827947775,"sku":"9783866282506","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4fb8014-9c01-4e9c-a4a4-ef038a7331d5.jpg?v=1778739067","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/as-a-boy-through-the-zvi-helmut-steinitz-9783866282506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}