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Elli Friedmann Series

This series delves into the harrowing realities of the Holocaust through the eyes of a young survivor. It chronicles the devastating impact of Nazi occupation on ordinary lives, from initial persecution to the horrors of concentration camps. The narrative powerfully contrasts immense suffering with the resilience of the human spirit, exploring themes of hope, family bonds, and the arduous journey toward recovery. It stands as a profound testament to survival and the enduring strength found amidst unimaginable tragedy.

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I have lived a thousand years. Growing up in the holocaust

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  1. I have lived a thousand years. Growing up in the holocaust

    • 224 pages
    • 8 hours of reading

    This is the memoir of Elli Friedmann who was thirteen years old in March 1944 when the Nazis invaded Hungary. It describes, in intimate and excrutiating detail, how her world was shattered by their arrival. She tells what it was like to be suddenly forbidden to attend school, talk to neighbours, to forceably leave home and move to a ghetto, lose all privacy and almost starve. But worse was to come in Auschwitz concentration camp. She recounts what it was like to exist there as one of the few teenage inmates and the tiny but miraculous twists of fate that helped her survive against the odds. Although her story is heartbreaking, Elli's enduring hope, perseverance and strength throughout her ordeal make it an inspiring one. Readers will be moved by the intensity of Elli's spirit and her ability to overcome the nightmare that was her daily reality.

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  2. Mosty nádeje

    • 236 pages
    • 9 hours of reading

    Židovské dievča zo Šamorína, Elli Friedmannová (skutočné meno autorky) sa ako pätnásťročná vracia z Osvienčimu. Koncentračný tábor zázrakom prežijú spolu s matkou a bratom. Po návrate domov ich čakajú zdesené pohľady susedov, ktorí si medzitým rozdelili lup z ich domu. Elli je prototypom novej, povojnovej Židovky, ktorá rýchlo pochopí, že musí riskovať a naplánovať útek z krajiny. Autorka ukazuje život mladej dievčiny v jednoduchých, každodenných zlomoch, medzi pätnástym a dvadsiatym rokom života, v situáciách, ktoré sú v pohnutých časoch také zásadné, že si nemôže dovoliť ani na chvíľku zaváhať. Autorkin osobný príbeh, spomienky i autentické historické detaily sa podarilo pretaviť do napínavého rozprávania. Vďaka tomu môžeme vidieť očami hrdinky, cítiť jej srdcom a spoznať atmosféru povojnového Slovenska, akoby sme sami boli v koži navonok plachého, napriek tomu odvážneho dospievajúceho dievčaťa.

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