Binding: Paperback
Description: Instant NEW YORK Times Bestseller In this life - affirming intergenerational memoir Lily Ebert a Holocaust survivor and her great - grandson Dov Forman come together to share her story an unforgettable tale of resilience and resistance. On Yom Kippur 1944, fighting to stay alive as a prisoner in Auschwitz Lily Ebert made a promise to herself. She would survive the hell she was in and tell the world her story for everyone who couldn t. Now at ninety - eight this remarkable woman and Tik Tok sensation thanks to the help of her eighteen - year - old great - grandson fulfills that vow relaying the details of her harrowing experiences with candor charm and an overflowing heart. In these pages she writes movingly about her happy childhood in Hungary the death of her mother and two youngest siblings on their arrival at Auschwitz and her determination to keep her two other sisters safe. She describes the inhumanity of the camp and the small acts of defiance that gave her strength. Lily lost so much but she built a new life for herself and her family first in Israel and then in London. Dov knows that it is up to younger people like him to keep Lily's promise. He and Lily bridge the generation gap to share her experience reminding us of the joy that accompanies the solemn responsibility of keeping the past and our stories alive.
Title: Lily's Promise Holding On To Hope Through Auschwitz And Beyond - A Story For All Generations
Author(s): Forman Dov
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063230293
Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/10/2022