Children of the Holocaust Series
This series delves into the heartbreaking stories of children whose lives were irrevocably shaped by the Holocaust. Through authentic memories and powerful human experiences, it explores the theme of maintaining dignity and hope in the face of unimaginable suffering. The individual volumes celebrate the resilience of the human spirit, the strength of love, and the courage to defy evil even in the darkest hours. It offers an unforgettable look at enduring humanity and the belief in a brighter future.
Recommended Reading Order
- 1
- 2
Darkness Casts No Shadow
- 173 pages
- 7 hours of reading
During the Second World War, it was not unusual for “death trains” to cross Europe loaded with thousands of starving Jews. Having spent his teenage years in concentration camps, Arnost Lustig found himself on one of these transports in 1945, on the way to his own death. Along with a close friend, who was also a teenager, he made an incredibly daring escape. This is the story of that escape, and the weeks that the two boys spent in the dark forests of Germany trying to survive against hunger and cold, to avoid capture by the Germans, and to return to their native Prague. On the psychological plane, the book explores the subconscious minds of the two protagonists as they experience extreme fear, starvation, and physical exhaustion in their desperate flight toward freedom. The escape journey—undertaken against incredible odds—is described in such careful detail that the reader enters into the experience almost without realizing that he has slipped into a new kind of reality, and the frequent flashbacks to life in the concentration camps and ghettos give the entire book an unforgettable cinematic quality.
- 3
Diamonds of the night
- 287 pages
- 11 hours of reading
The nine stories in this book are based on Lustig's own experiences in ghettos and concentration camps during World War II.
