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Cargando... Surviving the Angel of Death: The Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitzpor Eva Mozes Kor, Lisa Rojany Buccieri (Autor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. At the age of 10, Eva and her twin sister Miriam were pulled off the tracks of Auschwitz by Dr. Mengele. They never saw their parents or siblings again. Subjected to medical experiments, the twins never know what shots they were being given and for what purpose. Determined to survive, Eva and Miriam clung to one another. After liberation, the twins were reunited with distant family and forced to live with the trauma they had experienced. As an adult, Eva became a proponent of forgiveness, often defending and fighting for her beliefs. I read this novel years ago. It was just as touching and heartbreaking the second time around. I admire Eva's spirit of forgiveness and her desire to live her best life. I also understand why forgiving Nazi's could be controversial. Overall, the novel was well written and engaging. It does not go into graphic detail, which makes for a good middle grade or young adult novel. Highly recommended. Surviving the Angel of Death is a true story about twin sisters Eva Mozes Kor and her twin sister Miriam, along with their parents and two older sisters, were forced to leave their farm and home and taken to Auschwitz. The twins were just 10 years old. They were ripped from their mothers grasp, and forced to become essentially lab rats for Angel of Death: Dr. Josef Mengele, whom preformed awful experiments on the girls as well as other twins in the camp. In general, most people are aware on some level of the horrors that happened during The Holocaust. We've learned about it in school text books, likely seen a movie or read one of the previously released survivor stories, but none have given such a clear account of being forced to succumb to Dr. Mengele, as well as what life was like before their lives were turned upside down, the gradual then sudden change in the treatment of this family by their friends and neighbors. There are no frills or fancy word play to make it easier to read. It's plain, it's raw and it's real. At once gut wrenching and heart warming, every word is a reminder of the evil that took place, of how thankful we should be for not having to experience what these sisters and thousands of others were forced to without reason. This book should be required reading for children in school along with the other books taught on the subject. This book is perfect to inform and empathize and maybe gain inspiration from for children and adults alike. Thank you to Netgalley and publisher for providing me a copy giving me the opportunity to share my honest opinions. Bless every single soul touched by the horrific catastrophe and let us all be reminded what happens when the wrong person is doing your thinking for you. I believe the story to be well written. The vocabulary used is not to difficult for the middle grades. Lisa did a phenomenal job translating this book. The length of the book I feel is just right. It provides enough details without being overly graphic. I do not want to say that I enjoyed this book as it is difficult to enjoy reading something so horrifying. I did find it an interesting testimony of love, strength and determination to survive against all odds. With the message that Eva spreads we have a book that could have left us depressed but instead leaves us a message of hope. It is an astounding testimony that dreams can come true if we never give up and that forgiveness does not mean forgetting. It means moving forward in love and remembering for peace. * This is a Net Galley review. I received no compensation for this review. All opinions expressed are my own.* sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Eva Mozes Kor tenía 10 años cuando llegó al campo de exterminio de Auschwitz. Mientras que sus padres y sus dos hermanas mayores fueron conducidos a las cámaras de gas, ella y su hermana gemela, Miriam, fueron depositadas al cuidado de un hombre conocido como el Ángel de la Muerte, el Dr. Josep Mengele. Sometidas a sádicos experimentos médicos, Eva se vio obligada a luchar cada día para que ella y su hermana pudieran sobrevivir. En esta increíble pero real historia, escrita para jóvenes adultos, los lectores conocerán la resistencia de una niña por sobrevivir frente a tanta horrible maldad. El libro incluye un epílogo en el que se explica cómo Eva logró superar esta terrible experiencia, además de su increíble decisión de perdonar públicamente a los nazis. A través de su museo y de sus conferencias, Eva ha dedicado toda su vida a dar testimonio del Holocausto, y a brindar un mensaje de esperanza a las personas que han sufrido en la vida y trabajan a favor de las causas por los derechos humanos y por la paz. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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"At Auschwitz dying was so easy. Surviving was a full-time job." ( )