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A review by sara_reads_things
My Survival: A Girl on Schindler's List by Joshua M. Greene, Rena Finder
4.0
Its hard enough to read a fictional story about the Holocaust and WW2, but to read a survivors tale is a whole other experience.
Rena Finder was only 11 years old when the pain of this book begins. Her entire family was relocated to the ghetto in Krakow, Poland. I think anyone who reads these kind of books, are far to familiar with what happens next. The unthinkable trauma and murder of so many Jewish people, but somehow through all of it Finder and her mother were saved from the gas chamber, and taken care of by the infamous Oskar Schindler. A man who used his privilege to do whatever he could so save a precious few.
Favorite Quote:
"And perhaps you, too, dear reader, will be one of those with the courage to stand up for the innocent. Be an upstander, not a bystander."
I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars. It was a truly incredible tale of survival. I hope that we all take Rena's final words to heart and stand up for injustice, no matter how small or large the situation may look. A great read for a quit Sunday afternoon.
Rena Finder was only 11 years old when the pain of this book begins. Her entire family was relocated to the ghetto in Krakow, Poland. I think anyone who reads these kind of books, are far to familiar with what happens next. The unthinkable trauma and murder of so many Jewish people, but somehow through all of it Finder and her mother were saved from the gas chamber, and taken care of by the infamous Oskar Schindler. A man who used his privilege to do whatever he could so save a precious few.
Favorite Quote:
"And perhaps you, too, dear reader, will be one of those with the courage to stand up for the innocent. Be an upstander, not a bystander."
I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars. It was a truly incredible tale of survival. I hope that we all take Rena's final words to heart and stand up for injustice, no matter how small or large the situation may look. A great read for a quit Sunday afternoon.