Descripción
In the shadow of the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, Kalman and Leopold- two young boys-meet as unwitting subjects of Josef Mengele's twisted twin experiments. Pulled from their barrack, they are forced to become servants to the SS guards within Mengele's "hospital" camp, bearing daily witness to scenes of obscene viciousness. Within this nightmarish hell Leopold becomes Kalman's guide, helping him to navigate the terrifying complexities of the SS guard shack. Mengele's atrocities are relentless, yet within this darkness a friendship emerges, testament to the resilience of the human spirit. In January 1945, the Russian army liberates Birkenau and the boys part ways.
For fifty-six years Kalman searches tirelessly for his friend and protector, driven by the memory of a boy he knew only by a nickname he had given him: Lipa. Their story is a reminder of the depths of human immorality, and it is a testament to friendship, faith, and survival against all odds. As intolerance and hate intensify in the world, Kalman and Leopold's voices echo across generations, urging us to remember the horrors of fascism so that history's darkest moments remain in the past.
Never again!
Author: Richard K. Lowy
Publisher: Tellwell Talent
Published: 01/14/2025
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781779410092
ISBN10: 1779410093
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs
- History | Europe | Renaissance
- Social Science | Discrimination
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