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Witness for my father, a World War II story of loss, hope, and discovery : how a Jewish survivor and a black lieutenant prevailed against genocide and racism, Barbara Bergren

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Witness for my father, a World War II story of loss, hope, and discovery : how a Jewish survivor and a black lieutenant prevailed against genocide and racism, Barbara Bergren

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Witness for my father

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Barbara Bergren

Sub title

a World War II story of loss, hope, and discovery : how a Jewish survivor and a black lieutenant prevailed against genocide and racism

Summary

Martin Weigen was eleven when the Nazis invaded his hometown of Starachowice, Poland. He survived the death march from Auschwitz, imprisonment at Buchenwald, and the deaths of his family before his liberation at Dachau and the decision that changed the course of his life. He never spoke of it. Fifty years later, a surprise telephone call opens the door to Martin's past, sparking a series of events that reignited memories of courage, fear, impossible chances, harrowing escapes, and the unexpected friendship between a young Holocaust surviver and an African-American lieutenent. Witness For My Father, as told by the author, Martin's daughter, is a story of devastating loss, but also one of hope, heroism, and the triumph of human kindness

Target audience

adult

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