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Jack Mandelbaum’s memoir follows the grim reality of the Holocaust from the perspective of a teenage survivor. Thirteen and separated from his family, Jack faces the daily brutality of Nazi camps but refuses to surrender his dignity or love for his relatives. Through friendships forged among prisoners and a steadfast determination to survive, he contends with the psychological and physical challenges of camp life, illustrating the human capacity for resilience amid atrocity. Andrea Warren’s narrative combines Jack’s personal testimony with photographic evidence from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, making the history vivid for young readers.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Andrea Warren
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