The Teacher of Auschwitz
Based on the inspiring true story of Fredy Hirsch
$31.20
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
7 January 2025
Summary
At 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.
But being a teacher in such a brutal concentration camp …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804184653 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804184659 |
| Author: | Wendy Holden |
| Publisher: | Bonnier Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Zaffre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 7 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 444g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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Critics Review
‘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.’ Dr Elizabeth Baer, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
About The Author
Wendy Holden
Wendy Holden was a respected journalist and war correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. She is the author of more than thirty-five non-fiction titles and three novels featuring remarkable men and women, many of which are international bestsellers and several of which have been adapted for film, TV, and radio. Her books include Born Survivors, the bestselling story of three mothers who hid their pregnancies from the Nazis, now published in twenty-four countries, and the No.1 bestseller Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day, the memoir of Captain Sir Tom Moore.
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