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To Life: A Young Holocaust Survivor's Journey to Freedom
This compelling Holocaust Memoir is about Sala Lewis and her love of family.
Sala Lewis, who at age ten was left alone to wander the streets of Poland after her family was taken away by the Nazis. She had been out with her friends and came home to find her family gone and the apartment where she lived closed off and she was not allowed in. Everything she possessed was no longer hers. She had no family, no clothes, no food, and at that moment in time, no future. It was because she was strong willed and confident that she made her way to find her sister who had been taken to a concentration camp.
Because Dora was older and experienced as to what you needed to do in the camps to stay alive she helped her sister adjust to the vigorous role of working in the camps and following orders. Dora had raised herself to a level where she oversaw three hundred young women and if they all followed orders everyone was safe but if one of the women tried to escape Sala would be killed.
Once the sisters were together, nothing could stop them which is why they both lived to tell their story.
Their love and commitment to each other continued to be beyond reproach throughout their time together. They believed in the American dream and the land of opportunity. The proudest day of their lives was when they became United States citizens.
A Special Thank you ...
While writing Sala’s story, I learned a truly significant lesson that her story can only hope to teach. Whatever tragedy one may face we must go on. Whatever it takes, whatever we must do, we should remind ourselves of the people who have gone before us and lived through sadness, sorrow, tragedy and despair. They survived and so will we!
Marsha
Sala Lewis, who at age ten was left alone to wander the streets of Poland after her family was taken away by the Nazis. She had been out with her friends and came home to find her family gone and the apartment where she lived closed off and she was not allowed in. Everything she possessed was no longer hers. She had no family, no clothes, no food, and at that moment in time, no future. It was because she was strong willed and confident that she made her way to find her sister who had been taken to a concentration camp.
Because Dora was older and experienced as to what you needed to do in the camps to stay alive she helped her sister adjust to the vigorous role of working in the camps and following orders. Dora had raised herself to a level where she oversaw three hundred young women and if they all followed orders everyone was safe but if one of the women tried to escape Sala would be killed.
Once the sisters were together, nothing could stop them which is why they both lived to tell their story.
Their love and commitment to each other continued to be beyond reproach throughout their time together. They believed in the American dream and the land of opportunity. The proudest day of their lives was when they became United States citizens.
A Special Thank you ...
While writing Sala’s story, I learned a truly significant lesson that her story can only hope to teach. Whatever tragedy one may face we must go on. Whatever it takes, whatever we must do, we should remind ourselves of the people who have gone before us and lived through sadness, sorrow, tragedy and despair. They survived and so will we!
Marsha
91 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 19, 2012
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About the author
Marsha Casper Cook
48 books35 followersMarsha Casper Cook is not only an award-winning author and screenwriter she is also the host and producer of all of the Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts on Blog Talk Radio. Her most recent accomplishment is her contribution to the worldwide magazine eYs. Marsha has written over fifteen books and twelve screenplays, including romance, dramas, and children’s books. Her latest series is, The Warrington Legacy, where she writes about the trials and tribulations of a family using her own sense of love and family commitment as her guide. To her, family matters, and that is reflected in every book she writes.
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March 13, 2023
To Life is an inspirational true story of two Jewish sisters who are survivors of the Holocaust. Sala's story reminded me of listening to my relatives tales of the "old country"-it's simply told and I would have loved more emotion. However, I believe that's the beauty of this story -it's an easy to read narrative that should be read by all.
March 12, 2023
Marsha Casper Cook's biography of a 10 year old Polish Jew separated from her family and sent to the concentration camps during the Second World War could have been a tragedy. There's enough pain and horror and death in Sala's story to fill a dozen Holocaust horror stories, and yet, in relaying the story of this young woman's hopes and dreams Cook has given us a story of resilience and survival and triumph. Bad things happen to Sala but through it all, she steadfastly maintains her hope and her belief that things will work out for the best and, almost as if there is a G-d watching out for her, each setback is overcome, not with a saccharine, Pollyanna like positivity, but with a matter-of-fact belief that if we can get through this, things will be better.
To life is a celebration of one woman's journey from tragedy to triumph and one of the best books I've read this year. If you're looking for a great non-fiction story about a time in the world's history that everyone should know about, I highly recommend To Life.
To life is a celebration of one woman's journey from tragedy to triumph and one of the best books I've read this year. If you're looking for a great non-fiction story about a time in the world's history that everyone should know about, I highly recommend To Life.
August 17, 2017
A story of survival and a new life
This was a well written story about two sisters who survived the holocaust at a very young age. The author does a good job of developing the story and telling the reader what it was like to be 10 years old in a Nazi camp. I found the drama and suspense of the story drawing me in and wanting to find out what happens to these sisters. Good read and I would recommend this one to everyone.
This was a well written story about two sisters who survived the holocaust at a very young age. The author does a good job of developing the story and telling the reader what it was like to be 10 years old in a Nazi camp. I found the drama and suspense of the story drawing me in and wanting to find out what happens to these sisters. Good read and I would recommend this one to everyone.
December 16, 2019
Sad Journey
This is a story of courage and grace. The author has told the story gently and with a path easy to follow and understand.
This is a story of courage and grace. The author has told the story gently and with a path easy to follow and understand.
March 13, 2023
True story of two sisters and all they endured growing up apart during the Holocaust. Very moving and well written.
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