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A coming-of-age story set against the rise of fascism, the collapse of democracy in Slovakia and Hungary, the attempted genocide of the Jewish people, and the eventual conquest of the Allied Forces over Nazi Germany, ESCAPE TO THE TATRAS tells the story of one child's remarkable journey encompassing the essence of life before and throughout World War II. During the terrifying years of deprivation, deportation, and imprisonment of Jews, many of whom were sent off to Nazi labor and extermination camps, the Staub family (mother Irene, father Frici, and their young son Oskar), citizens of Presov, Slovakia, fled for their lives in order to hide from the brutal Slovakian forces and their German operatives. Young Osi, who witnessed it all, found the courage and resiliency to cope with challenges far beyond his years. Written seven decades later with the precision of unfailing memory and the pain of personal experience, Oscar (Osi) (Staub) Sladek tells an unforgettable story of resilience and personal triumph.

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A gripping page-turner...as dramatic and powerful an account of the Holocaust era as a reader is likely to find. -- Chris Leppek, Intermountain Jewish News Oscar Sladek writes, 'I was too young'--too young to be confronted with the horrors of the Holocaust and the brutal costs of escape. But, as this extraordinary account shows, young Oscar already had an unfailing eye for the perennial truths of human courage, compassion, and the power of faith. He was not too young to stand upright in the center of a rare heroism, with his beloved Anyu and Apu, accumulating experience that would shape the moral imagination that makes this book a masterpiece of love and survival. -- James Carroll, New York Times bestselling author

A powerful testament to a family's determination to save themselves and a vivid illustration of where ethnic and religious hatred can lead if left unchecked. -- Intermountain Jewish News (Boulder) Oscar Sladek writes, 'I was too young'--too young to be confronted with the horrors of the Holocaust and the brutal costs of escape. But, as this extraordinary account shows, young Oscar already had an unfailing eye for the perennial truths of human courage, compassion, and the power of faith. He was not too young to stand upright in the center of a rare heroism, with his beloved Anyu and Apu, accumulating experience that would shape the moral imagination that makes this book a masterpiece of love and survival. -- James Carroll, New York Times bestselling author

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"Oscar Sladek is regarded as a dedicated and respected professional and cultural / educational leader in Colorado's Jewish community. A child survivor of the Holocaust from Presov, Czechoslovakia, (now Slovakia) who immigrated to the United States in the late 1950s, he is an accomplished singer / songwriter who reached acclaim in Israel and on the Colorado and Southern California folk music circuit of the 1950's-1960's. In 2019, Colorado Governor Jared Polis presented Sladek with an award honoring his ""commitment to inspire understanding, moral courage, and social responsibility."" www.EscapetotheTatras.com Ramiz Monsef has spent several seasons as a member of Oregon Shakespeare Festival's acting company, and he is the playwright of OSF's 2013 production The Unfortunates. He has also appeared onstage in New York and in numerous regional productions. Corinne Joy Brown is an award-winning Colorado novelist with eight books in print, a magazine editor, and a freelance writer. She is a past president of the Denver Woman's Press Club and a charter member of Women Writing the West. www.CorinneJoyBrown.com"

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