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A Cry in Unison
Judy’s joyful childhood in Debrecen, Hungary, is left behind when the Nazis invade in 1944. The cattle cars take Judy and her family to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she has to scramble to survive, one brutal day at a time. Clinging to her sisters, to friends, and to fleeting life-affirming moments, Judy is liberated at last and returns home, only to discover the true magnitude of her loss. She then sets out to find belonging after so much devastation, creating a new life for herself and making it her mission to give a voice to women who survived the Holocaust.
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232 pages, Paperback
Published July 30, 2020
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March 15, 2025
With the world we are living in now, these stories by the survivors of the Holocaust are more important now than ever. This memoir is no exception. It is scary and all too real and a warning to all.
One common thread I have noticed in Holocaust survivor stories is that the head of the household, usually the father figure, but sometimes the mother figure, don't see the danger around them, stick their head in the sand and refuse to leave, causing doom for their entire family and themselves.
I don't think that would happen as much now, other than underage children being unable to leave the parental figures, due to less of an ability to survive on their own. I think the older young adults/adults now would have less tradition holding them to what the parents say to do, so while not very filial, maybe better for survival of the younger generation.
I am so thankful that the Azrieli Foundation in Canada has worked so hard to get the survivors' stories, not only in their own words, but also in their own voices. The audio book format of this book was incredibly powerful and I highly recommend it.
4, unfortunately still needed but so glad that we have it to learn from, stars.
My thanks to Knopf Canada and libro.fm for an ALC of this book to listen to and review.
One common thread I have noticed in Holocaust survivor stories is that the head of the household, usually the father figure, but sometimes the mother figure, don't see the danger around them, stick their head in the sand and refuse to leave, causing doom for their entire family and themselves.
I don't think that would happen as much now, other than underage children being unable to leave the parental figures, due to less of an ability to survive on their own. I think the older young adults/adults now would have less tradition holding them to what the parents say to do, so while not very filial, maybe better for survival of the younger generation.
I am so thankful that the Azrieli Foundation in Canada has worked so hard to get the survivors' stories, not only in their own words, but also in their own voices. The audio book format of this book was incredibly powerful and I highly recommend it.
4, unfortunately still needed but so glad that we have it to learn from, stars.
My thanks to Knopf Canada and libro.fm for an ALC of this book to listen to and review.
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April 4, 2023
this was way too heartbreaking to be reading it in class but it was amazing
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