Synopses & Reviews
With his strong determination to live, the author survived the S.S. hunt for Jews, five concentration camps, and the Sachsenhausen death march.
Synopsis
"I read this book in a single day; I found it so compelling, it was hard to put down." -- Simon Wiesenthal This is the true story of how one boy pulled off the greatest hoax ever on the upper echelons of Nazi command, ultimately saving not only himself, but his brothers. I Shall Live follows the gripping tale of Henry Orenstein and his siblings as they are moved throughout five different concentration camps.
Orenstein's lucid prose recreates this horrific time in history, and vividly portrays the constant struggle for survival. His description of their roles in the fake Chemical Commando sheds new light on an incredible and generally unknown event in the history of the Holocaust.
This edition of I Shall Live contains new evidence about this false Commando, including letters signed to and from Himmler himself.
Synopsis
"I Shall Live" tells the gripping true story of a Jewish family in Germany and Russia as the Nazi party gains power in Germany. When Henry Orenstein and his siblings end up in a series of concentrations camps, Orenstein's bravery and quick thinking help him to save himself and his brothers from execution by playing a role in the greatest hoax ever pulled on the upper echelons of Nazi command.
Orenstein's lucid prose recreates this horrific time in history and his constant struggle for survival as the Nazis move him and his brothers through five concentration camps. His description of their roles in the fake Chemical Commando sheds new light on an incredible and generally unknown event in the history of the Holocaust. This edition of "I Shall Live" contains new evidence about this false Commando, including letters signed to and from Himmler himself.