A Brush With Death : An Artist in the Death Camps

by Morris Wyszogrod

Recounts the author’s experiences during the Holocaust, from the time of the Nazi invasion of Poland to the liberation of the Theresienstadt concentration camp by the Red Army in 1945.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

254 pages, Paperback

First published June 24, 1999

Reviews

[Maddy]

Due to this book being a memoir, it was like a story being told to me orally. I could easily image the tone of voice and emotion in the words the author wrote. It was also a very interesting story. Most of the stories in this genre come from a more wealthy perspective. They have different ways of surviving and so to hear a perspective of someone from a lower income family facing the horrors of WW2 was compelling. The authors background as an artist and having grown up in a family of musicians was far more relatable to me personally.

[Sarah Ballard]

Amazing book amazing true life story. Heart breaking and real.