Because of Romek: A Holocaust Survivor's Memoir - Softcover

David Faber; Anna Vaisman; James Kitchen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976876302 ISBN 13: 9780976876304

Publisher: Faber Press, 2005

Synopsis

Because of Romek is a nonfiction, autobiographical narrative from the point of view of a teenager during the Holocaust of World War II. This is the riveting, true story of a young boy's survival in the face of Nazi atrocities. David Faber survived nine concentration camps between the ages of 13-18, including Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and Bergen-Belsen. Because of Romek fulfills his promise to his dead mother to tell the world what happened.

About this title

About the Author:

David Faber is a Polish-born Holocaust survivor; Nazi victim from 1939-45; survivor of nine concentration camps; witness to the Nazi murders of his parents, brother Romek, and five of his six sisters; partisan resistance fighter at age 14; liberated from Bergen-Belsen 1945, age 18, weight 72 pounds; author and award-winning lecturer and educator.

Review:

"David Faber's book is an important documentation of the inhumanities of the 20th century. It should be required reading." -- Donald Segel, National Association Rainbow Division Veterans, 42nd Rainbow Infantry Division, U.S. Army, American Liberators

"It is an unnerving tale of ceaseless horror and quiet, unimaginable courage...." -- Arthur Salm, Book Editor, San Diego Tribune

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0976876302
• ISBN 13: 9780976876304
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 224