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	The Redhead of Auschwitz 4.53 avg rating — 10,592 ratings — published 2021 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La pelirroja de Auschwitz by Nechama Birnbaum (Goodreads Author), Aleix Montoto (translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Mädchen mit dem Roten Zopf by Nechama Birnbaum (Goodreads Author), Ulrike Seeberger (Translator) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La pelirroja de Auschwitz (Espasa Narrativa) by Nechama Birnbaum (Goodreads Author), Aleix Montoto (Translator) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Mädchen mit dem roten Zopf: Roman nach der wahren Geschichte einer Auschwitz-Überlebenden by Nechama Birnbaum (Goodreads Author), Jodie Ahlborn (Narrator), Ulrike Seeberger it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Evil does not only happen when a person is abnormally bad. Evil happens when good people do not see the good in other people. Evil happens when we judge each other. Evil happens when we put ourselves higher than others. Evil happens when we stand by someone else’s evil and do not speak up. I”
― Nechama Birnbaum, The Redhead of Auschwitz. A True Story

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“We cannot always prevent the bad, but we also cannot let it overshadow the good.”
― Nechama Birnbaum, The Redhead of Auschwitz

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“The whole purpose of this world really is for the next world, you know. This world is the corridor, before the palace. We are supposed to prepare ourselves in the corridor, so we can enjoy the palace. It is what our sages taught us. The next world is for eternity; this world is so fleeting.”
― Nechama Birnbaum, The Redhead of Auschwitz. A True Story

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Nechama’s Quotes

“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”
― Joan Powers, Pooh's Little Instruction Book

tags: friendship, misattributed-a-a-milne

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“I didn't know you had a girlfriend, Griggs." Anson Choi feigns surprise. "What's her name?"
"I didn't actually catch her name," Griggs continues.
"Lily," Raffaela says over her shoulder and this time I give her a sideways look.
"Great to know that I'm in love with a girl with a cool name."
"It's Taylor's middle name," Raffaela calls back again.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road

tags: humor, melina-marchetta, on-the-jellicoe-road, romance

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“When he wins the bet, I tell Griggs that it will take me a lifetime to save up two trillion dollars and he tells me that he's only giving me seventy years.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road

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“What happens when she's not my memory anymore? What happens when she's not around to tell me about his belt leaving scars across my two-year-old brother's face or when he whacked her so hard that she lost her hearing for a week? Who'll be my memory?"
Santangelo doesn't miss a beat. "I will. Ring me."
"Same," Raffy says.
I look at him. I can't even speak because if I do I know I'll cry but I smile and he knows what I'm thinking.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road

tags: chaz-santangelo, jonah-griggs, raffy, taylor-markham

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“Hold my hand because I might disappear.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road