Child of the Holocaust: A Jewish Child in Christian Disguise

by Jack Kuper

Beautifully and evocatively rendered, this memoir endures as an example of post-war narrative at its finest.Jankele Kuperblum was just nine years old when he returned home and found his family gone. The night before, Germans had come to his town in rural Poland and taken away all the Jews. Now alone in the world, he has to change his name, forget his language, and abandon his religion in order to survive. Jack wanders through Nazi-occupied Poland for four years with no place to hide and no one to trust.

246 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 15, 2019

Reviews

[Alexa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very well written and an interesting first hand account of a young boy who returns to his Polish village to find his family has vanished at the hands of the Germans. A bit of back and forth at times, so it can be hard to keep up with all the characters. Nevertheless a good read.

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely amazing. Like I’m right there living the life. Great audiobook narrator too if you go that route. I highly recommend!!