The Holocaust Lady

by Ruth Minsky Sender

The sequel to The Cage and To Life continues Sender's account of her struggle to build a new life in America, her battle to cope with her horrific memories of the Holocaust, her decision to tell her story, and her career as a teacher of Jewish history.

Genres: Holocaust, Nonfiction

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1992

About the author

Ruth Minsky Sender is a Holocaust survivor. She has written three memoirs about her experience: The Cage, To Life and Holocaust Lady.

For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Min...

Reviews

[Readaholic Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very powerful, hard-hitting book.

[Carolyn Scarcella · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book I finished yesterday was called “The Holocaust Lady” by Ruth Minsky Sender”. This is her third and last trilogy. I should have read in order first from “the cage”, then “to life”. However, I’ll catch up quickly because I’m an avid reader and I’m currently reading “The cage”. In her third book she wrote about her new journey in America that she calls home. She is in her 90’s. Her writing style is easy reading and great to read out loud. Her story flows with first person writing style. A powerful and amazing testimony of the human spirit. You can't put it down.

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ruth's books are filled with all the horrors of the Holocaust, but she has so much hope that it makes the horrors bareable to read. I think her three books are one of the best Holocaust accounts that I've read. I am glad she continued her story because after I read The Cage, I had so many unanswered questions about what happened to her after she was liberated from the concentration camp.

Thank you Riva for telling us your important story. I will never forget. I want to develop a unit plan for all three of these books. WoW!

[Becki Basley · Rating 4 out of 5]

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An inspirational story with the message that Rivas mother was fond of saying “as long as there is life, there is hope.” This continues Rivas story from “to Live”. In this book we see her struggle to find a place in the world and become an American citizen. Her bravery and her determination to become a teacher, to get her books published and to keep telling her story so history does not repeat itself. It’s an ultimate act of redemption that her book ends with her grandsons bar mitzvah. The Nazis had told Riva she wouldn’t live to see her next birthday, yet she survived and because she did she now watches the third generation of her family enter adulthood.

[Lisa Kamhi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just completed this book. After reading The Cage and To Life by the same author this book brought the story full circle. Ruth Sender was an amazingly strong woman. She is every person who survived The Holocaust.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fitting conclusion to Riva Minska's story, one of suffering, horror, and devastating loss, but also one of faith, love, and hope.

[jaimedannie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ruth shares so much of her life with her readers. I feel honored to get a glimpse into her thoughts and struggles. This book focuses on what happens once she arrives in America and how she came to teach children about the Holocaust and become and author. I wish I could have met this beautiful woman.

📚my ratings:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Loved it. Couldn't put it down. I will probably read it again and it has a place in my library.
⭐⭐⭐⭐: Enjoyed it. Good characters, great story. if nonfiction, great information, interesting topic.
⭐⭐⭐: Liked it. Glad I read it, but probably won't read again.
⭐⭐: okay, I won't read it again, it will not be kept for my library.
⭐: I didn't like it, don't recommend it.

[Michelle Schwendiman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't believe there only 24 reviews of this book on goodreads, it's such an important story. Sender's writing in this book is much improved compared to her first 2. I admired that although it was extremely difficult for her to discuss her experiences during WW II, she continued to talk about it in order to teach others what had happened and to hopefully prevent such events from ever occurring again. I thought this book was very moving. Although I enjoyed this third book more than her previous 2, I recommend reading The Cage and To Life before reading this one.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book. The reason I gave it a 3 was because it repeated a ton of what was in the first book The Cage. I get that certain things made her have flash backs but I was still left with questions about her life. She went through what most people could never bare to live through, she has suffered a ton. What an amazingling strong lady!

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is the sequel to The Cage. It is a young adult series about a women in the first book and how she survived the Holocaust. The second book is how she immigrated to America and her life here. It is a true story and very moving. Read it with your child.

[Renee Brandon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This seems to be the final telling of Ruth's story, although I know her life goes much further than this book. The Holocaust Lady takes the reader through Sender's experiences once she is in America, how her life and family develop and survive.

[Gos · Rating 3 out of 5]

I inevitably get a heavy lump on my throat as I read every page or two. This is one of those books where we read for the thought and not for the way it is written.