Shadows of Treblinka

by Miriam Kuperhand, Saul Kuperhand

      Unique and compelling, this husband-and-wife memoir of the Holocaust
        will move and inform generations. As we lose eyewitnesses to this ultimate
        horror, the Kuperhands present us with an elegantly restrained, yet hard-hitting,
        Kaddish to Polish Jewry.
      Miriam was the daughter of a prosperous furrier; Saul was the son of
        a poor shoemaker. Miriam was sixteen when she and her brother roamed the
        wild countryside of Poland, searching for food and shelter--and for their
        parents. Saul was only a few years older when he watched the smoke rising
        from the crematoria and knew that his parents, sister, and eight brothers
        were gone forever. Miriam lived by hiding; Saul lived by escaping from
        the camp.
      The authors emphasize the essential role that Polish Christians played
        in their survival and stress that wit, courage, faith, luck, and even
        a strong will to live were worthless without their help.
      The travail of their survival is wrenching yet comforting, tragic yet
        upbeat, cinematic yet intimate. Shadows of Treblinka will haunt
        and inspire its readers.
 

Genres: History, Holocaust, Nonfiction

185 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1998

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read! Gives two accounts of before, during and after the holocaust and how they ended up meeting and getting married. Heart breaking and nail biting at times, it gives the reader a look at what terrible circumstances they found themselves in through no fault of their own. Highly recommend.

[Ted · Rating 5 out of 5]

An inspirational testament to mans will to survive while at the same time a horrific account of mans inhumanity towards his fellow man. In today's America think "deplorables".