Out of Auschwitz: The Untold Story

by Stanley Goleniewski

Prisoner No. 124300, Witness to the Holocaust.

Genres: Audiobook, Historical, Nonfiction, Holocaust

Audiobook

Reviews

[Ally McCudden · Rating 3 out of 5]

The details of this were so shocking that this felt like fiction, even though we inevitably know it isn’t. This was an incredibly impactful and important read, however I wish it was a bit longer and explored some of the other people’s experiences a touch more. Highly recommend the audiobook!

[Speesh · Rating 5 out of 5]

For the most part, this is a rememberance of the events before and during his time in a first concentration camp, and then in Auschwitz. He also recounds some of the background on the various Auschwitz camps in the complex and how they came to be.

As always for me, the other interesting parts are his memories of his younger, rural life in Poland before the Nazis - and then Soviets - invaded, before the war 'proper' had even begun. The way his life is described is, as you'll find with a lot of the survivors' accounts, very matter of fact. I have read it described as such because their 'normal' became (to us and the prior Holocaust them) so abnormal, that they ran out of abhorrance and ways to describe the indescribable and concentrated on their changed daily sirvival. You couldn't and they don't call it 'life.'

My Book Blog: Speesh Reads
The Facebook Page: Speesh Reads

[Cap · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worth the read for sure, just not as emotional as other Holocaust books I’ve read.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although I've read many books about the Concentration Camps and Death Camps, Out of Auschwitz: the Untold Story by Stanley Goleniewski provides an almost documentary quality for his descriptions of the many day to day operations of the camps. It describes details about the work details, the operation of the selections for the gas chambers, the food provided, medical facilities (such as they were), and the constant death counts of those who were worked until they died, only to be replaced by new workers selected from the daily arrivals. The final days are also covered as many of the camp guards and staff left and those who were still found there by the allies were captured and put to hard labor if not outright shot because of the horrors for which they had been responsible. Recommended for WWII and Holocaust history buffs particularly as well as those who want to know more about man's inhumanity to man.

[Scott Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Read Harder 2020: Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious
tradition) that is not your own) (Audiobook) (3.5 Stars) With the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet forces nearly upon us, it seemed like a good time to try to read something about Auschwitz and the Holocaust. Hence, I came across this little narrative/memoir from a survivor of Auschwitz. This work intermixed the personal experiences of the author with providing some historical background about the Holocaust and how it came into existence. Perhaps this is not as powerful or moving as Night, but any memoir from any Holocaust survivor is worth the time to read and digest. The work is repetitive at times, especially with the historic facts, and while the context can help some readers, it can be a little superfluous to those with an understanding of the basics. The reader is solid, but I think the impact is still the same.

[Julie k orton · Rating 3 out of 5]

As an insight into the polish concentration camps there are sights and wifs here of the hellish - the pros are quite dry and there isn’t a well formed narrative or substantial character development and consequently lacks the rich depth that other memoirs capture that tug and bring life to the experience. I found the ‘tattooist of auschwitz’ a more moving piece for those wanting a deeper understanding of the time as well as enjoyable read

[Yesenia Serrano · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was sad but I learned so much

[Brandy Fozo · Rating 5 out of 5]

It doesn’t matter how many books you read about the Holocaust, each one reaches in and changes you just a bit. This book is no different.

[Michael Delaware · Rating 5 out of 5]

A disturbing account of the inhumanity of man. This story should be a cautionary tale for generations to never let insane criminals take over the government of any nation.