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- I am a Holocaust survivor who was born in Nice, France. I am a gentile who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was sent to Auschwitz III (Monowitz) for 12 months. I was 18 when I arrived there. I wrote about my time in the camps and it will be published this September. It is titled Scheisshaus Luck.
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Answering Laura's Excellent Questions
A couple of days a ago Laura sent me a message:
"Would you mind answering these questions? Only if you are comfortable in answering them, of course.
First of all, what was it like in the concentration camp? I know lots of people ask this question, but, I mean, what was bunking like, what did you eat, and did you have roll call?
My second question is, where did you work? Mr. Easter said that Auschwitz III was mostly a forced labor camp, so, did you have a specific line of work that you did? Were… Continue
"Would you mind answering these questions? Only if you are comfortable in answering them, of course.
First of all, what was it like in the concentration camp? I know lots of people ask this question, but, I mean, what was bunking like, what did you eat, and did you have roll call?
My second question is, where did you work? Mr. Easter said that Auschwitz III was mostly a forced labor camp, so, did you have a specific line of work that you did? Were… Continue
Posted on May 16, 2008 at 12:56pm — 3 Comments
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“[A] harrowing story….A worthy supplement to the reports of Primo Levi and Elie Wiesel.” Kirkus Reviews
The language in my memoir is rough, and some of the things that I wrote about might not be suitable for young teens. This is something your parents and teachers will be able to decide. I didn't want to sugar-coat what I went through. That would have been a disservice to all of those who were murdered by the Nazis.
Would you be willing to repost the comments you left for Laura as a blog post for everyone to read. I'm not sure how many people here look at what others post on another person's Comment Wall and I think it would be great if everyone read about your experience. I'm sure once Laura reads your post and shares it with the class you will have other questions.
First of all, what was it like in the concentration camp? I know lots of people ask this question, but, I mean, what was bunking like, what did you eat, and did you have roll call?
My second question is, where did you work? Mr. Easter said that Auschwitz III was mostly a forced labor camp, so, did you have a specific line of work that you did? Were there any bonuses for your job, like extra food or something?
My last question is this. How did you end up in Auschwitz if you consider yourself Gentile? Where you in the wrong place at the wrong time, or did the Nazis consider you Jewish because of your relatives or something?
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