Dvojčatá z Osvienčimu

by Eva Mozes Kor, Lisa Rojany Buccieri

V lete roku 1941 nacisti deportovali Evu Mozesovú Korovú a celú jej rodinu do Osvienčimu. V priebehu tridsiatich minút ich od seba oddelili. Eviných rodičov a staršie sestry poslali rovno do plynovej komory, kým Eva a jej sestra-dvojička Miriam sa ocitli v rukách Mengeleho, ktorý bol známy aj ako Anjel smrti. Mali vtedy len desať rokov.

Dvojičky mali v Osvienčime určité „privilégiá“ – mohli nosiť vlastné oblečenie a nevyholili im hlavy dohola, ale stali sa objektom Mengeleho sadistických experimentov. Veľa z nich zomrelo v dôsledku pokusov, chorôb a hladovania. Ale ďalšie prežili vďaka obdivuhodnej detskej vynaliezavosti, odvahe a neochvejnej vôli žiť. Eva si s odstupom desaťročí spomína na svoje šťastné detstvo v Transylvánii, vzostup antisemitizmu a jeho vplyv na jej rodinu. Mesiace strávené v Osvienčime opisuje vecne, citlivo a s veľkou dávkou nadhľadu. Jej rozprávanie je inšpiratívnym príbehom o vytrvalosti, odhodlaní a boji o prežitie tvárou v tvár extrémnemu zlu.

V epilógu Eva hovorí o svojej nevšednej ceste k uzdraveniu a pozoruhodnom rozhodnutí verejne odpustiť nacistom. V Spojených štátoch amerických, kam sa z Izraela presťahovala za manželom, založila múzeum holokaustu, prednášala po celom svete a organizovala exkurzie do Osvienčimu. Svoj život zasvätila šíreniu posolstva o odpustení, mieri a odstránení nenávisti a predsudkov na svete.

Z anglického originálu The Twins of Auschwitz (Monoray, an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd 2020) preložila Beata Horná.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Holocaust, Biography, Historical, Memoir, War

200 pages, Hardcover

First published August 6, 2020

About the author

Eva Mozes Kor was a Romanian survivor of the Holocaust. Along with her twin sister Miriam, Kor was subjected to human experimentation at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. She lost both of her parents and two older sisters to the Holocaust; only she and Miriam survived. Kor founded the organization CANDLES (an acronym for "Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors") in 1984 and through this program located 122 other survivors. In 1984 Kor founded the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center to educate the public about eugenics, the Holocaust, and the power of forgiveness.

Reviews

[Ryan Buckby · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am very familiar with this story as i have read Eva's other book that has been published 'Surviving the Angel of Death:The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz'. and i enjoyed it than and after reading this one i really enjoyed it again.

Eva grew up in a middle-class jewish family in Romania and lived a pretty normal life up until life changed for jewish people during Hitler's reign in power and now her life would be changed forever. Re-reading this horrific story of how this young girl and her twin sister survived not only the camp but also all the experiments that Dr Josef Mengele on them but all twins during world war two it just horrifies me.

Eva was a very strong and independent little girl who took charge and was the leader of her and her sister and it was a testament they managed to survive conditions in the camp to come out on the other side and live to see the world beyond the camp. I am always dumbfounded that this happened and we as humans let things get to this extreme and reading stories about how jewish people were treated makes my blood boil. There was death at this camp and it was apart of daily life during world war two but there were also stories of survival and strength like Eva's story and it shows the human strength and will power to survive such a horrific human history event.

As i sit here writing this review i reflect on how lucky i have been in my life not be scrutinised based of the colour of my skin or the religion that i follow and i have had a privileged life growing up and i can admit that. I rejoice the fact there are eye witness stories about how bad things were for jewish people during world war two and i will always read these stories so i can keep the memories alive for the million jewish people who died and the ones who survived the camps alive.

If you ever get the chance to read any jewish person's story please read it and listen to what they have to say because we as humans cannot let the fact that this happened die and there stories need to be kept alive for the generations coming so we can learn from past mistakes and take action to stand up and fight for what's right. Just know that you matter and your life will always matter because if i can take one thing from this story is that just being you is the most powerful thing you can do and do not change yourself and strive to be different.

[Schizanthus Nerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eva and Miriam Morez were only ten years old when their family was sent to Auschwitz from Romania. Their parents and two older sisters, Edit and Aliz, did not survive the selection line. Eva and Miriam, identical twins, were immediately selected for experimentation by Josef Mengele.

I concentrated all my being on one thing: how to survive one more day in this horrible place.

Although this was not planned, four of the last six books I’ve read were written by or about Holocaust survivors. While the first three either taught me so much that I didn’t already know or touched me so deeply that I know I will carry them in my heart going forward, I felt a disconnect with this book that surprised me.

Throughout the book it seemed like it had been written with a younger audience in mind. It was written quite simply, with explanations given for some words I expect most adults wouldn’t need. It was only at the very end of the book that I learned Eva wanted her book to be used in schools to teach about the Holocaust. What I read makes much more sense to me if I view it as an introduction to the Holocaust.

I also felt like I was a couple of steps removed from the story of Eva’s life. I understood the basics but the level of detail I’ve found in other books written by Holocaust survivors was missing, as was the depth of emotion I have read about and felt in other books. Although this was Eva’s story and she was interviewed extensively, I got the impression that she may not have actually participated in the writing.

Accompanying Eva’s story are photos and maps, which provide context.



[The children at the front are Eva (left) and Miriam (right)]

This book was originally published in 2009 by Tanglewood Publishing as Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz.

Content warnings include anti-Semitism, bullying and medical experimentation.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Monoray, an imprint of Octopus Publishing, for the opportunity to read this book. I’m rounding up from 3.5 stars.

N.B. I do not allocate star ratings for memoirs or stories about people’s lives based on anything they have experienced; it’s not my place to rate a person’s life. My rating is based solely on my connection to the material presented.

Blog - https://schizanthusnerd.com

[Cristina Lazăr · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Tracy Fenton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have read quite a few books recently based on true stories of the atrocities of the Holocaust, from the Librarian to the Tattooist, and whilst they are both incredibly moving accounts and stories there was something more pure and innocent about The Twins and it is written exactly how I would imagine a 10 year old terrified little girl and her twin sister would feel.

Eva and Miriam are 10 year old identical twins from a jewish family in Romania when the Nazi’s took them to Auschwitz. Separated from their parents and older siblings, the twins are sent to Dr Mengele to be subjected to several horrific and unimaginable medical experiments.

Eva’s young voice whilst narrating her story has such strength that it’s incredulous to the reader where she gets her courage and determination from. Her desire to live and survive is so inspiring and when you finish the book and then read the epilogue following Eva’s journey you soon realise that Eva was an incredibly selfless, strong and brave human being and I hope that the younger generation listen and follow her wise words.

[Matthew Devereux ∞ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This memoir of a woman - Eva Mozes Kor - who survived Auschwitz, along with her twin Miriam, is a brief book and I read it through over the course of a weekend. It is the fourth book about Auschwitz I have read this year and I follow at Twitter the Auschwitz Memorial which does an important job tweeting out photographs and names and dates of many of those people who died there - with a small number of notable survivors. Kor was saved ultimately because she was a twin and the Nazi Dr Mengele had a fascination with twins in his macabre and incredibly cruel experiments in the name of perfecting an Aryan race and eliminating what were perceived of as untermensch or inferior races. What struck me most about Kor's testimony is that she managed, somehow, to reach a point in later life in Israel and the USA where she felt able to forgive the brutality of the Nazi regime and felt that this allowed her to heal and move on spiritually from the monumental abuse of the worst chapter in human history. Many other survivors lost their faith in God and no doubt felt entirely unable to forgive. Kor even managed, somehow, to feel forgiveness towards the evils of Mengele, one of the Nazis who evaded justice after the war and was not tried and punished for his sickening and appalling crimes. Rest in peace Eva and Miriam and all the rest.

[Adrian Dumitru · Rating 5 out of 5]

Iertare

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to Octopus Publishing for the arc of The Twins Of Auschwitz by Eva Mozes Kor and Lisa Rojany Buccieri.

Thank you To Eva for her inspiration and courage of her survival of Auschwitz with her sister Miriam! You are such an inspiration and I loved having your own insight on what terribly happened which shouldnt of done all them years ago it was so emotional what you miriam and your family had to go through so terrible and saddening in which shouldnt of happened but it did.. it is so heart wrenching and emotional knowing what you went through the experiments you both took part in for Dr Mengele for being twins, being bullied judged and hurt for being jewish.. that was so wrong i wish Auschwitz didnt happen but unfortunately it did but im glad i read this book as it made me have insight into what it was really like to be in the Auschwitz camps and being experimented on and what a horrible man Mengele and the Nazi really were im so sorry you and all the people who had to experience and survive this and to all the saddening deaths of the people who horrifically and was disrespectfully killed for being sick, children , jews etc! Thanks so much for this i now know what it was really like!

5 stars
definitely recommend!

[Claire Geraghty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Feeling deeply moved and emotional but this book. Started and finished it within 4 hours. I couldn’t put it down at one. Once I started I was pulled into Eva’s world. Her story as well as many others are just incredible. This is the first one I’ve read from someone who was only a child when they went into Auschwitz.

The courage and bravery she had was inspirational. Being thrown into such conditions and her soul purpose was to stay alive and keep her sister safe. What all those twins endured from the “angel of death” was truly horrendous but has made curious into what he gave them. But even to the point of death she managed to somehow find that inner strength to stay alive.

What I also found incredible was the fact that through all this she managed to forgive the Nazis for all they did and even to forgive Josef Mengele. She said when she chose to forgive them it was like a huge weight lifted off her shoulders. Such a inspirational woman.

[Lectora bohemia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow impactante leer todo por lo que pasaron las gemelas que lucharon por sobrevivir..... Llore a mares 😭

[Maisie Ross · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story itself is obviously very sad, but the book does not delve much at all into the story and is very simply written. There was potential to explain much more about the camp, as this was only briefly covered. I think by the way it is written, the book is aimed more at young adults or children.

[Paulien · Rating 5 out of 5]

Impressive.

[Mihaela Gruescu · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,25✨️

✡️Genul de carte care nu are cum să te dezamăgească. Din contră, trezește emoții puternice și oferă lecții prețioase. Am citit-o cu inima strânsă, pagină după pagină. O mărturie absolut dureroasă, pe care ajungi să o simți și să o trăiești alături de protagonistă.

✡️Puncte forte:
- se citește ușor, limbajul este accesibil, însă este o carte „grea”, o carte te marchează;
- am avut pielea de găină constant;
- povestea a fost însoțită de imagini cu gemenele, cu familia lor, cu Auschwitz;
- lecții importante transmise: să căutăm mereu liniștea și pacea, să învățăm să iertăm, să nu ne pierdem niciodată speranța;
- mi-a plăcut că Eva a demonstrat că este o persoană puternică, empatică și curajoasă, sinceră;
- relația dintre cele două gemene a fost construită frumos: cu grijă, sprijin constant și afecțiune.

✡️Puncte slabe:
- fiind o carte scurtă, mi-a dat de câteva ori senzația că s-a încercat o „condensare” a acțiunii (am simțit nevoia de mai multe pagini, de mai multe trăiri ale protagonistei, mai multe întâmplări);
- la final, mi s-a părut că a fost un pic grăbită acțiunea (niște treceri ușor bruște pete câțiva ani).

✡️O poveste care nu se uita ușor și rămâne în suflet. Fie că sunteți sau nu obișnuiți cu acest gen de lectură, cartea de față chiar merită pusă pe lista voastră.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Eva, you are such an inspiration and an amazing woman and I loved to read your insight into the terrible things that you and many others went through. Rest in peace.

I couldn’t put this book down, I enjoy reading and learning about World War Two, and I have watched many interviews with Eva. This book is heartbreaking but a must read.

[Zoe Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing! The horrors that people went through I just can’t even begin to imagine what it was like.

This book was heartbreaking but something I think everyone should read. I’m so glad I decided to broaden my reading horizons with this one.

This is just one story of many I’m sure need to be read to educate ourselves on the holocaust.

What a brave and inspiring women Eva Mozes Kor was.

[Ben Horner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simply written and incredibly brief, it does feel somewhat like a beginners guide to Nazi atrocities. However, considering its main intention was teach young people about what happened at Auschwitz, it hits the mark as a story but astounds at the levels of resilience and spirit it must have taken. Harrowing but engaging.

[Tweedledum · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful memoir and testimony but a quick read. Lots of follow up material and online refs. What an inspiring story. History teachers should definitely explore this memoir.

[Amanda - Mrs B's Book Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

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‘Because of those matching burgundy dresses because we were identical twins so easily spotted in the crowd of grimy, exhausted Jewish prisoners, Miriam and I had been chosen. Soon we would come face to face with Josef Mengele, the Nazi Doctor known as the Angel of Death.’

The Twins of Auschwitz by Eva Mozes Kor with Lisa Rojany Buccieri is the emotional true story of a young girl’s devastating experiences in Auschwitz under the experimental work of Doctor Josef Mengele. Written in clear and simple terms, this affective memoir reminds us of the sheer endurance, resilience, determination and resolve of the human soul when faced with unspeakable horrors.

The Twins of Auschwitz unmasks the devastating story of twins Eva and Miriam, who along with their family were taken to Auschwitz. Upon arrival, the family were cruelly separated and the twins never saw their parents again. While the twins were subjected to many harrowing experiments at the hands of Doctor Josef Mengele, the rest of Eva and Miriam’s family were gassed. Eva’s remarkable account exposes the atrocities committed by the medical section of Auschwitz. The twins were given certain allowances in terms of hair and clothing, but this didn’t excuse these children from the horrific experiments performed by Mengele and his team. From disease injections, to starvation and dehydration, the twins were not immune to these daily tests of survival. Eva Mozes Kor recalls the events of this time under Mengele’s care with a factual gaze.

The Twins of Auschwitz is a collaboration piece told through the first-hand testimony of Eva Mozes Kor, in conjunction with Lisa Rojany Buccieri. Relayed over 240 pages, The Twins of Auschwitz includes a prologue, epilogue, afterward, author’s note, biography, picture credits and additional resources. What stems from all these supplementary layers is a full account of Eva and Miriam’s astounding experiences. The format this book takes lends itself to being highly a readable and accessible text. There were times where I felt (small criticism) that it was just a touch too simplistic, so an adult reader may find that this text is best suited for a younger audience. However, the impact of the experiences relayed by the author still cuts deep, offering up a devastating eye witness account of the horrors experienced by the twins imprisoned in Auschwitz.

A significant portion of The Twins of Auschwitz is based on the recovery process. We learn of Eva and Miriam’s eventual escape from Auschwitz, along with the devastating loss that hits home to the twins when they realise they are orphans. The resettlement process is presented to the reader, along with the emotions associated with being a survivor of Auschwitz. The long-term impact of the horrors of these experiences leaves a clear and lasting impression on the audience. What is remarkable about this particular story from Eva Mozes Kor is the fact that Eva chose to go down the forgiveness path, rather than the blame and anger route. Eva’s sense of humanity, peace and acceptance is admirable, given what she endured. This was a touching final message.

If ever you need a powerful reminder of a child’s ability to withstand great adversity with a sense of courage, conviction and endurance, The Twins of Auschwitz delivers this mighty message. I recommend this title to both adult and young adult readers.

[waralectora · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un libro muy inspirador, una historia más de supervivencia contada en primera persona por una mujer q a pesar de haber sufrido el horror de perder a sus padres y a sus hermanas en Auschwitz, tuvo la fortuna de ser una de las gemelas que lograron sobrevivir a los experimentos del doctor Mengele.
Una historia que habla del poder del perdón como una forma de paz y reconciliación.

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

beautiful, sad, heartbreaking.

[Ariannha · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Los ladridos y el llanto formaban un contrapunto en medio del silencio en el campo de concentración: una orquesta acompañaba la omnipresente miseria humana”.


Eva Mozes Kor creció en una familia judía de clase media en Rumania, pero a sus diez años su vida cambiaría para siempre. Eva llegó a Auschwitz con sus padres y sus hermanas. Solo ella y su hermana se salvan de la selección al bajar del tren por ser gemelas.
A partir de allí pasaron a manos de “el angel de la muerte” el Dr. Josef Mengele, quien es bien conocido por los terribles experimentos que realizó en el campo de concentración.

Eva era más fuerte que su hermana y enseguida fue quien imprimió el liderazgo necesario para que su hermana Miriam y ella pudieran sobrevivir… con palabras sencillas nos describen las condiciones en la que se encontraban los “privilegiados” gemelos y algunos de los macabros experimentos que hacía Mengele. A través de su visión nos explica cómo eran tratados, lo que podías esperar en esas condiciones, así como la condición humano era vejada hasta hacerte perder la dignidad.

A través del relato sientes a una Eva muy cercana que te hace notar su deseo de sobrevivir… hasta ser realmente inspirador y cuando terminas el libro y lees el epílogo entiendes la intención no solo al contar su historia.

Lo que más me impresiona del testimonio de Eva es que logró llegar a un punto en su vida en el que se sintió capaz de perdonar la brutalidad del régimen nazi, permitiéndole sanar y seguir adelante. Muchos otros sobrevivientes perdieron su fe en Dios y sin duda se sintieron completamente incapaces de perdonar.

Acompañando la historia de Eva hay fotos y mapas, que brindan contexto.


“En Auschwitz morir era muy fácil. Sobrevivir, en cambio, era un trabajo de tiempo completo”.

[Lesincele · Rating 4 out of 5]

Estos libros basados en hechos reales siempre me ponen los pelos de punta y incluso me hacen llorar. En este caso se centra en la vivencia de dos gemelas, que por su condición son derivadas a Mengele para sus crueles experimentos. No es una lectura fácil y eso que los experimentos los describe en unas pocas líneas y no vuelve a incidir en el tema. Realmente horrible.

[Leesdame · Rating 5 out of 5]

De schrijfstijl is toegankelijk. Soms kijk je echt door de ogen van een meisje van 10. Later neem je een kijkje in het hoofd van een volwassen Eva met alles wat ze heeft meegemaakt en hoe ze hiermee omgaat.

De passages in het kamp zijn gedetailleerd en beeldend. Het is maar een klein deel van het boek, maar het maakt grote indruk en het blijft me bij tot het eind.

Lees verder op mijn blog

[Emily Katy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eva Mozes Kor was 10 years old when she and her twin sister Miriam arrived at Auschwitz and were immediately taken to Dr Josef Mengele (later called ‘the angel of death’). Eva and Miriam were subject to Mengele’s abhorrent experiments. Only a child, she showed such bravery and determination, even in the face of death. ‘The Twins of Auschwitz’ tells Eva’s story, from life with her family in Romania, to finding herself in Hell and losing everyone in her family apart from Miriam, to being amongst the few Mengele twins to survive the Holocaust.

Compared to some of the other memoirs of Holocaust survivors that I’ve read, I feel that this one is particularly suitable for young people. It is written in a way that is easy to understand, is reasonably quick to read and is highly factual.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well this book hit me like a tonne of bricks. It was raw, emotional and inspiring and I couldn’t put it down.
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Years ago I stumbled upon an interview with Eva, the author. She spoke about her time in Auschwitz as a twin who was experimented on by Dr Mengele, “the Angel of Death”. She also spoke about her adulthood as a survivor of the Holocaust. One day, last year, I saw this book in Tesco and knew I had to have it!
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If you’re interested in learning more about the Holocaust and the twin experiments, I recommend watching Eva’s interviews and documentary on YouTube. Or read on! I’ll discuss briefly some things she went on to do in her adulthood.
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She started the first and only museum in the world dedicated to the Twin experiments at Auschwitz, and created it as a memorial for her twin, Miriam. She went on to host workshops around the world EDUCATING adults and young people on the Holocaust through her experiences. She visited Auschwitz many times and became quite a representative figure for being an Auschwitz survivor and twin experiment survivor.
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Eventually, closer to the end of her life, Eva gave a speech at Auschwitz, with a Nazi doctor by her side, and declared her own forgiveness towards the Nazis. This was something of a controversy at the time. A lot of people did see her as a representative, and a lot of people did not agree with her forgiveness. Many could never forgive the Nazis for what they did.
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She died in 2019 and has left behind a huge legacy.
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Her story is truly heartbreaking but also magnificent. Eva turned something so evil into something full of love and support and education. She turned her legacy into something so inspiring and GOOD.
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[Wendy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really hate giving 3 stars to a holocaust story as I think all these stories should be given a good rating due to their content. This book although moving was just too simple for my liking.

I found the writing didn't flow well and there was a lot of detail missing. The story of two 10 year twins, Eva and Miriam arriving at Auschwitz with her parents and sisters is heartbreaking. Dr Mengele saved them from the gas chambers but they were instead experimented on. I would have liked to have read more about what the twins endured during the experiments rather then the event being glossed over.

Miraculously they survived the horrors of Auschwitz and they ended up founding a museum called CANDLES for all the other twins that had survived as well.

It's a story worth reading, but it is written more for a child then an adult as it is quite simple and quick to read. It is heartbreaking what these people endured and most of us the world over have no concept what they went through. We can only read their stories so we don't forget and hope it never happens again.

In this book Eva herself forgives the Nazis for what they did. It's a very brave statement as I wonder how anyone could truly forgive someone for such a horrible deed. Move on with your life, not dwell on the past but forgive?...Eva found peace and happiness and I guess that is profound enough.

[Calin Cerghizan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book hit me hard. It was so moving, emotional and raw. A short, simple and powerful book about horrendous events, suffering, losing the loved ones, endurance, not giving up the will to live and in the end forgiveness. I could not put the book down once I started. Hence, I read it in only 4 hours.

[Sophie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so hard to read. The horror these kids endured is inhumane. She is a true hero for having educated us all on this. Thank you Eva!

[Ellie Hamilton · Rating 4 out of 5]

A powerful book accessible for all readers ✨

[D'ale lui Damian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gemenele de la Auschwitz. Povestea adevărată a unei românce ce a supravietuit Lagărului Morții-Eva Mozez Kor, Lisa Rojany

Este prima carte pe care o parcurg in care personajele principale sunt românce ce au supraviețuit Holocaustului.

Singura familie de evrei din orașul Portz -Transilvania

Antisemnitismul a început să apară in România cu mult mai devreme de 1940, odata cu venirea Austro-Ungariei .
1935- Garda de fier l-a arestat pe tatăl si unchiul fetelor aducându-le acuzații false, că nu și-ar fi plătit dările către stat, dar tot atunci se răspândeau zvoniri despre "rasa de evrei" ce isi doresc sa ajunga la putere.
După eliberarea lor, unchiul a decis să vândă si să plece în Istrael (Palestina), dar mama fetelor s-a opus si au rămas în România, excluzând și ideea de a pleca în America.

Apariția lagărelor în diferitele orașe ale Europei, aparitia ghetourilor nu credea că sunt in pericol.

Adolf Hitler venise la putere în 1933, ca lider a partidului nazist. El ura evreii, precum Garda de Fier din România iar sefii partidelor ansemiste si rasiste se unisera. In sep 1939- a inceput al doila Război Mondial, odata cu invadarea Poloniei de catre Germania nazista. Ungurii s-au aliat cu nazistii. In 1940 , cand fetele aveau 6 ani, Hitler a cedat Ungariei partea de nord a Transilvaniei.

Au început scoala, profesorii maghiari au adus cărți ce contineau insulte, caricaturi la adresa evreilor, le puneau filme de scurt metraj:"cum să prinzi si să omori un evreu", iar comportamentul colegilor fetelor s-a schimbat la 180° îi numeau împuțiți, îi scuipa.

Lucrurile au escaladat, ajungând anumiți tineri să vină până la casa lor, sa-i insulte, sa arunce cu pietre, roșii....iar dureros a fost impasibilitatea, acceptarea părinților.

In iunie 1941- Ungaria a intrat în al Doilea Război Mondial, aliat al lui Hitler. Steau galbena a lui David a început să fie impusă evreilor.

1943 septembrie și-au luat inima în dinți și au fugit de acasă, 1h de mers aveau până în România, dar casa lor a fost supravegheată si au fost nevoiți sa se întoarcă acasă. Mama lor s-a îmbolnăvit de febră tifoidă

Martie 1944, au fost mutati într-un centru de transport, în Șilmeul Silvaniei, într-un ghetou cu peste 7000 de evrei.

Ghetou-zone inchise, împrejmuite cu ziduri, zonă ghimpată, amenajate in cele mai sărace locur. Nu aveau voie evreii sa le părăsească, decat daca aveau permis special. In interiorul zonei, era o fabrica ocupata de cel ce conducea, iar oamenii aveau acoperiș cerul, de acea si-au improvizat corturi din cearceafuri. Raul Barcău traversa acest câmp. Urme de bici, unghii arse cu flacara de la lumânare-pentru a spune despre bogățiile avute.

In mai 1944 au fost mutați într-un lagăr de muncă pe teritoriul Ungariei credeau ei, dar au trecut granita Poloniei-acum stăpânita de germani, cu ajutorul vagoanelor pt vite, oamenii fiind înghesuiți câte 80-100 intr-un astfel de vagon, fără mâncare, apă, toaletă, astfel au ajuns la Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Când au ajuns la "destinație", oamenii au fost împărțiți în : femei si bărbați deoparte, copii și bătrâni de celălaltă parte. Încă 12 perechi de gemeni s-au alăturat gemenelor noastre, toți fiind scoși din cele două șiruri.

✍️"Si de atunci niciodată nu i am mai vazut pe tata,pe mama pe Edith si Alice

Fiind considerati privilegiați, au fost spălați și tunși scurt, nu rasi pe cap ca restul, hainele cu care au venit au fost spălate si le-au lăsat să le poarte (spre deosebire de restul), având o cruce mare și roșie vopsită pe spate. Prizonierelor in vârstă de 10 ani, li s-a tatuat un nr pe brat, A7063 avea Eva, iar A7074 Miriam.

Josef Mengele, supranumit si Ingerul Mortii, era tortionarul, medicul SS care făcea experimente pe gemeni.

Aici sunt supuse la tot felul de analize, Eva e infectata cu varicela, pt 3 săptămâni este separată de sora ei, dar a luptat si a reușit să supraviețuiască.

Au fost mutate in Auschwitz I, deja nazistii se retrag, dar mai fac ravanii in urma retragerii lor.

Josef Mengele fuge cu toate dosarele ce contineau experimentele lor.

Sunt eliberați de armata sovietică, mai petrec o vreme în lagăr pentru a se pune pe picioare și ajung într-un orfelinat condus de călugărițe.
In martie 1945 au fost luate, la sugestia Evei, de doamna Çengheri. Doamna Cengheri cu fiicele ei gemene ajung in Șilmeul Silvaniei, iar fetele isi continuă drumul până la casa părintească.

Din 1945-1950 au stat la mătușa lor, Irena în Cluj, tot o supravietuitoare a lagărelor, dar o persoană rece, la fel și situatia din România, fiind încă comunism, mâncare era cu portia, sufereau de malnutriție.
Palestina a devenit statul Israel in 1948, iar dorințele fetelor sunt de a ajunge acolo unde le a promis parintilor lor, la unchiul lor Aron.
La 16 ani ajung în Istrael, după ani de așteptare, pt că nu li se dăduseră viză, decât după ce au renunțat la proprietăți.

✍️"Fii tu însuți, dar fii cel mai bun!"

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Gemenele de la Auschwitz. Povestea adevărată a unei românce care a supravieţuit Lagărului Morţii
Buna prieteni,azi vin cu recenzia la o carte cu un impact destul de puternic asupra mea și anume,povestea sfâșietoare a unei fetițe de zece ani, care a supraviețuit, alături de sora sa geamănă,iadului de la Auschwitz. Eva și Miriam sunt născute pe data de 31 ianuarie 1934 în satul Porț din Transilvania, aflat la granița cu Ungaria.Ele traiau într-o familie căreia nu îi lipsea bunăstarea, educația dar și compasiunea asupra celor din jurul lor.

Povestea începe în momentul când în vara anului 1944, Eva Mozes Kor si familia ei au ajuns la Auschwitz. Aici toți membrii acesteia au fost despărțiți: cele două surori mai mari si părinții au fost duși direct în camerele de gazare, în timp ce Eva si sora ei geamănă, Miriam, au ajuns în blocul rezervat gemenilor doctorului Josef Mengele.Tot ce puteau vedea erau garduri din sârmă ghimpată și turnuri de pază din ciment. Soldații stăteau aplecați peste marginea lor, cu țevile puștilor îndreptate spre ele. Nu înțelegeau cum au ajuns din vagonul trenului de marfă  pe un peron unde se afla o platformă de selecție. La puțină vreme dupa ce au ajuns la Auschwitz, Eva și Miriam erau cuprinse de o teroare cumplită.Din momentul în care cele două au ajuns pe mana Îngerului Mortii s-au concentrat cu toată ființa pe două lucruri: cum să supraviețuiască încă o zi în acest loc oribil dar și experimentelor la care erau supuse zi de zi.Dupa plecarea Evei și lui Miriam din Auschwitz, împreună cu pierderea devastatoare care le lovește cand ajung acasă si realizează că sunt orfane și trebuie să se descurce singure într-un timp, in care limitele cruzimii,lăcomiei dar și ale urii depasesc orice imaginatie.

În final pot spune ca mesajul de iertare al Evei, considerat de aceasta ca un act de autovindecare, merită să ajungă acolo unde este nevoie, în rândurile supraviețuitorilor, dar și în casele noastre, dovedind în felul acesta puritatea acelor suflete.
Lectura plăcută vă doresc suflete calde!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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