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Say the Name: A Survivor's Tale in Prose and Poetry
The experiences of a fourteen-year-old girl imprisoned in the Ravensbruck concentration camp during World War II. Illustrated with drawings made secretly by other camp inhabitants.
- GenresNonfiction
198 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2005
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February 2, 2022
This book, by Judith H. Sherman , is a first person account of the horrors of Nazi Germany. Judith survived Auschwitz and Ravensbruck concentration camps. She details the nightmare of trying to survive such inhumane conditions and sadistic treatment. Through prose , poetry and graphic sketches the reader understands the cruelty of the Nazi regime in trying to erase an entire race of innocent people. It’s a difficult read, but, very necessary to insure “Never Again “ really means NEVER AGAIN .
May 5, 2014
This is a tough book to summarize, and it is not a cheerful, happy-go-lucky holiday tome. Judith Sherman is a survivor of the Ravensbruck concentration camp, and this book is a collection of poetry and prose about her life, both then and now. I was fortunate to hear Sherman speak and it was an unforgettable experience – amongst the most important points she asks us to ponder is the role of silence, and what purpose words serve in situations when there really are no words that do justice to their subject.
April 23, 2011
Say the Name
Say the name
Announce pronounce
Recite the name
Six Million times the name, the name
You master race
Who smashed and gassed
--erased the name
Script, engrave
Imprint the name
And say and say and say the name,
When every name is said and heard
Repeat the name again again
May you outlive eternity
And say the name eternally
God, please attend
God, please assure
That every name
Is accounted for
Say the name
Announce pronounce
Recite the name
Six Million times the name, the name
You master race
Who smashed and gassed
--erased the name
Script, engrave
Imprint the name
And say and say and say the name,
When every name is said and heard
Repeat the name again again
May you outlive eternity
And say the name eternally
God, please attend
God, please assure
That every name
Is accounted for
February 21, 2015
This book will stay with me for a long time. It conveys the horror of the holocaust at a very personal level like no other book I've ever read. Impossible to review; if there were more stars available, I'd give it all the stars. To echo another reviewer, everyone should read this book.
August 30, 2011
Everyone should read this. I have no words.
December 16, 2016
Beautiful, haunting, horrifying.
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