Overview

Eva (then known as Maidi) was born in 1929 in the town of Szolyva in the Carpathian Mountains. Eva appears in some of the photographs that are the only visual evidence of the mass murder at Auschwitz. She was shaved, tattooed and give a uniform to wear. She felt so dehumanised and alone. A job in 'Canada' (a place of safety within the camp) enabled her to pinch food, clothes and on one occasion, diamonds. This possibly saved her life. In January 1945, Eva was forced to march from the camp - the 'death march' to Bergen-Belsen, and then to Berlin. Those who could not continue were shot. After the war, Eva hitch-hiked through Europe, and was later introduced to a Hungarian businessman, Leopold Neumann who had escaped to Britain before the war. Eva and Leo married in 1950 and raised a family in Manchester. Eva has 25 grandchildren, almost a hundred descendants in all. In her later years, Eva has devoted much of her energy to telling her story. Many have been inspired by her message of hope and kindness, her resilience, her warmth and her wisdom. Eva's book is part of the My Voice Project book collection, a stand-alone project of The Fed, the leading Jewish social care charity in Manchester, dedicated to preserving the life stories of Holocaust survivors and refugees from Nazi persecution who settled in the UK. The oral history, which is recorded and transcribed, captures their entire lives from before, during and after the war years. The books are written in the words of the survivor so that future generations can always hear their voice. The My Voice book collection is a valuable resource for Holocaust awareness and education.

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Author:   The Fed
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.230kg
ISBN:  

9781526192349

ISBN 10:   1526192349
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   29 April 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 My family history 2 Our home in Szolyva 3 It was a Jewish town 4 The hot springs 5 My grandmother Pearl 6 Early school life 7 My learned father 8 The sanctity of Shabbos and Yomim Tovim 9 Growth of antisemitism and anti-Jewish laws 10 My Bas Mitzvah 11 Horror stories 12 An underlying fear 13 Shmuel’s Bar Mitzvah 14 The last Seder 15 Deportation from Szolyva 16 Degradation in Munkács 17 Death train to Auschwitz 18 The selection 19 My father’s words 20 The barracks in Birkenau 21 Finding diamonds in Kanada 22 Encounter with my grandmother 23 Shema Yisroel 24 What helped me survive? 25 Uprising in the crematorium 26 Death March 27 Digging for our lives at Neustadt-Glewe 28 Saved from a pile of bodies 29 Hitchhiking to Prague with my cousins 30 An emotional reunion in Budapest 31 Adapting to normal life was hard 32 A difficult journey to Vienna 33 Finding my cousin Pinchas 34 Meeting my husband 35 Married life and children 36 Thoughts 37 Returning to Auschwitz 38 Family is everything Glossary My Voice volunteers About The Fed -- .

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The Fed is Manchester's leading social care charity serving the Jewish community. In June of 2021, The Fed were awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service for the My Voice Project, the highest possible accolade for a voluntary sector group.

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