The survivor /
by Lewkowicz, Josef; Calvin, Mike.
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BookPublisher: London : Bantam, 2023Description: xiii, 287 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781787636293 (hbk.) :; 1787636291 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 940.5318 LEWSubject(s): Lewkowicz, Josef | Holocaust survivors -- Poland | Holocaust, Jewish (1935-1945) -- Personal narratives | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and Defence | Memoirs | European history | The Holocaust | Second World War | Fascism & NazismSummary: 'The Survivor' is an astonishing account of one man's unbreakable spirit, unshakeable faith, and extraordinary courage in the face of evil. At only 16 years old, Josef Lewkowicz became a number, prisoner 85314. Following the Nazi invasion of Poland, he and his father were separated from their family and herded to the Krakow-Plaszow concentration camp. Forced to carry out hard labour in brutal conditions, and to live under the constant threat of extreme violence and sudden death, before the war was over Josef would witness the unique horrors of six of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, Mauthausen and Ebensee.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5318 LEW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003113138X | |||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5318 LEW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003113597X |
'The Survivor' is an astonishing account of one man's unbreakable spirit, unshakeable faith, and extraordinary courage in the face of evil. At only 16 years old, Josef Lewkowicz became a number, prisoner 85314. Following the Nazi invasion of Poland, he and his father were separated from their family and herded to the Krakow-Plaszow concentration camp. Forced to carry out hard labour in brutal conditions, and to live under the constant threat of extreme violence and sudden death, before the war was over Josef would witness the unique horrors of six of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, Mauthausen and Ebensee.
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