Description
From frozen tundras to veritable battlefields, a young yeshivah student escapes certain death in this spine-tingling yet eminently upbeat story of survival, faith, and ingenuity. This is the true story of Chaim Shapiro’s adventure-filed odyssey through both war-torn Europe and Asiatic Russia. The author describes his many dramatic, and sometimes humorous encounters, as he flees from the Nazis, in a vivid and engrossing personal memoir.
Dimensions 6 1/4″ x 9 1/4″
ISBN 087306500x
Publisher Feldheim Publishers
Number of pages 528
Binding type Hard Cover
Weight 2.206000 lbs.
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Zev M. Kagan –
Puts your life in the proper perspective
orca –
I have never read a more compelling book, and I have read thousands in my lifetime.I only wish I had a chance to meet the author.
Anon Amos –
This nonfiction book is a survival story from a perspective I have never really learned. It takes place in Russia during world war ll. Really excellent.
Jeremy A. Margolis –
It reads as if it was a Hollywood movie. Suspense and horrors that the author faced and overcame are remarkable. Very well told life story.
Edward –
A fascinating Holocaust story of survival.
knish –
What an awesome book. I read this book at my daughters and had to have a copy for myself. I bought it and do not regret it.I recommend this book to everyone to read. It is a must read book. You will read it again and again.
myra borisute –
An absolutely excellent book – I recommend it to EVERYONE – my entire family including all grandchildren has read it
Dan L. –
Absolutely incredible story of survival in the Holocaust.
Zlata Konevski –
Tribulations of a young Jewish student during the War
This book was recommended to me, and I can’t remember when I last read such a humbling story. I am very familiar with Russian history of this period, I am also Jewish, and before I started reading I was a bit apprehensive, wondering how true to the facts of the time this story was. I read every page, and after my first reading session, I realized that I was going to be sorry when I got to the last page. A true heartfelt story of a young boy caught up in WW II, in Eastern Poland. The story starts in Poland, and we follow Chaim in his struggle to survive alone in Lithuania, and the USSR. The author is not afraid to retell his thoughts , his uncertainties, and his braveness shines through every page. The book describes the life of a young religous boy during these terrible times, and how he kept his integrity, and remained true to his family and religion. A truly great book, and a lesson for us all no matter what religion we are I had the book sent to my sister in the UK to save postage, and she decided to look at it and see what I had bought, and she kept it until she read it. At first I didn’t understand why she kept the book, but after having started it myself to read it myself. I understood