Overview
Henny had just graduated from high school when the Germans invaded Lithuania. Her care-free life rapidly changed from a life of privilege to a living hell. Simply because she was Jewish.The horrors inflicted upon the Jews of Kovno, taken place in the old forts built during Czarist Russia, are not as well known as what happened in the German Nazi camps during World War II. Henny recounts her beautiful life in Kovno before the invasion by the Nazis when she and 35,000 other Jews were put in the ghetto. We hear about the acts of cruelty done to her family and friends. How can one describe seeing friends and relatives ripped from their lives and being cruelly and viciously murdered? Travel with her to the filth and stench of the Kovno ghetto and the Stutthof concentration camp, and walk with her on her death march. Hear about the shoes that miraculously saved her.Henny’s story is one of courage, hope and the will to live. It is the heart-breaking story of surviving the most horrible experiences imaginable. Hopefully, her story will inspire those in dire conditions and remind us of what we as humans are capable of doing.
Full Product Details
Author: Dorothy Pierce
Publisher: Amsterdam Publishers
Imprint: Amsterdam Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.221kg
ISBN: 9789493056770
ISBN 10: 9493056775
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 29 August 2020
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
We do not know much about the holocaust in Lithuania. While we know about the concentration camps, we know little about the killings at Fort 7 and 9 in Kovno. Henny is an inspiration to us all. Because of her determination, she managed to survive and start a new life in America. This story reminds us of the horrors people do to each other. This is an excellent review of the happenings in the Kovno ghetto in Lithuania and the horrors the Lithuanians did to the Jews.
This book was a heart-felt read a story of amazing survival and how brave and strong the Jews were in a world of hate and horrible times. I read these books of the Holocaust and still can not believe how what one human being can do to another. - Zena Hart I could not put this book down. It is a true heartbreaker a story of strength it is a side to the holocaust that I did not know. It really opens your eyes. - Maria This should be required reading in all schools. Our public schools are not teaching that the Holocaust occurred. Relating human experiences in the 1st person is one way to overcome this. - Hubert R. Hall
This book was a heart-felt read a story of amazing survival and how brave and strong the Jews were in a world of hate and horrible times. I read these books of the Holocaust and still can not believe how what one human being can do to another.- Zena Hart I could not put this book down. It is a true heartbreaker a story of strength it is a side to the holocaust that I did not know. It really opens your eyes. - Maria This should be required reading in all schools. Our public schools are not teaching that the Holocaust occurred. Relating human experiences in the 1st person is one way to overcome this. - Hubert R. Hall
Author Information
Dr. Dorothy Pierce is a retired educator and school administrator. After retirement, she became involved with Jewish organizations, most notably Brandeis University National Women's Committee and was national president for two years. She instituted the Jewish Cultural Society at Florida Atlantic University in 2008 and served as its president from 2008 to 2012. Dr. Pierce served as president of the Gilda Malin chapter of Hadassah from 2011 to 2016 and now serves as vice president of the Gaela Atid chapter of Hadassah. For the past four years, she has chaired the Jewish Cultural Club, a club that provides Jewish cultural programs to the members of her community: Boca Woods Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida. Besides her Jewish activities, Dr. Pierce serves on the board of Boca Woods PAP Corps., a South Florida organization that raises money for cancer research at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Institute at the University of Miami. She lives in Boca Raton, Florida with her husband Stanley, a retired college professor and attorney, who is also involved with several Jewish and civic organizations.
