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The biography presents a compelling portrait of Marcus Ehrenpreis, a pivotal Jewish leader whose vision for Zionism transcended nationalism, aiming instead for a spiritual and cultural renaissance of Judaism. Born in Ukraine in 1869, he served as a key figure during significant historical moments, including the first Zionist Congress and the Nazi era. Gèoran Rosenberg explores Ehrenpreis's quest to connect Jewish identity with broader humanity, reflecting on the complexities of Jewish existence in Europe and the evolving nature of Zionism against the backdrop of the Holocaust and the formation of Israel.

A poignant memoir explores the harrowing journey of a father striving to rebuild his life after surviving Auschwitz, set against the backdrop of a small industrial town in Sweden. The narrative delves into themes of trauma, resilience, and the complexities of father-son relationships, reflecting on the lasting impact of the Holocaust. This powerful account, recognized with the esteemed August Prize, offers a deeply personal perspective on survival and the struggle to find hope in the aftermath of unimaginable loss.

On the 2nd of August 1947 a young man gets off a train in a small Swedish town to begin his life anew. Having survived the ghetto of Lodz, the death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the harrowing slave camps and transports during the final months of Nazi Germany, his final challenge is to survive the survival. In this intelligent and deeply moving book, Goran Rosenberg returns to his own childhood in order to tell the story of his father; walking at his side, holding his hand, trying to get close to him again. It is also the story of the chasm that soon opens between the world of the child, permeated by the optimism, progress and collective oblivion of postwar Sweden, and the world of the father, darkened by the long shadows of the past.

A "memoir by a journalist about his father's attempt to survive the aftermath of Auschwitz in a small industrial town in Sweden"--Jacket