{"product_id":"the-teacher-of-auschwitz","title":"The Teacher of Auschwitz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eA profoundly moving tribute to courage, dignity, and the enduring power of humanity in the face of evil.\u003cbr\u003eElegantly written and deeply affecting, this is storytelling that honours the truth and ensures it is never forgotten\u003c\/i\u003e.' \u003c\/b\u003eRob Rinder, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Haunting and beautiful. Excruciatingly vivid, The Teacher of Auschwitz is rigorously researched and true to the history, powerfully conveying what a smart, loving and energetic man Fredy was.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eDr Elizabeth Baer, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The closest possible narrative a person who did not experience those times herself, could have written... which will do justice to Fredy and all those victims.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eDita Kraus, the real-life inspiration for \u003ci\u003eThe Librarian of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the last known survivors of the children's block\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFredy built a wall against suffering in their hearts...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the dark heart of the Holocaust, there was a wooden hut whose walls were painted with cartoons; a place where children sang, staged plays and wrote poetry. Safely inside, but still in the shadow of the chimneys, they were given better food, kept free of vermin, and were even taught meditation to imagine full stomachs and a day without fear. The man who became their guiding light was a young Jewish prisoner named Fredy Hirsch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut being a teacher in such a brutal concentration camp was no mean feat. Whether it was begging the SS for better provisions, or hiding his homosexuality from his persecutors, he risked his life every day for one thing: to protect the children from the mortal danger they all faced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTime is running out for Fredy and the hundreds of children in his care. Can he find a way to teach them the one lesson they really need to know: how to survive \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBorn Survivors\u003c\/i\u003e, comes an assiduously researched and powerful new novel. Drawn from archives and survivor testimonies, historian and biographer Wendy Holden tells the inspirational and uplifting true story of Fredy Hirsch: \u003ci\u003eThe Teacher of Auschwitz. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS LOVE\u003ci\u003e THE TEACHER OF AUSCHWITZ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eCould not put this book down, wonderfully descriptive and well written... It's a book that will stay with you, reminding you of the profound strength of the human spirit.\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eI read this in two days. A story full of heartbreak, terror, fear, hope. It brought out every emotion, even more so knowing that this was a true story\u003c\/i\u003e.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eA story that should be read and never forgotten.\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eHeartbreaking and heartwarming in equal measures.\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eIt was a privilege to read about what an inspiring person he was. Truly an amazingly well-researched book.\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53789525377362,"sku":"9781804184646","price":19.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_c3383502-047f-481d-b546-5ac455eaf4de.jpg?v=1781800460","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/the-teacher-of-auschwitz","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}