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Quickly becoming a cornerstone of Holocaust historiography, this is a devastatingly stark memoir from one of the lone survivors of Treblinka. Why do some live while so many others perish? Tiny children, old men, beautiful girls-in the gas chambers of Treblinka, all are equal. The Nazis kept the fires of Treblinka burning night and day, a central cog in the wheel of the Final Solution. In the tradition of Elie Wiesel's Night and Primo Levi's Survival in Auschwitz and The Drowned and the Saved, Rajchman provides the only survivors' record of Treblinka. Originally written in Yiddish in 1945 without hope or agenda other than to bear witness, Rajchman's account shows that sometimes the bravest and most painful act of all is to remember.

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"A hellish, heartbreaking account, as expected...A memorable contribution to Holocaust scholarship. -- ""Booklist"" An important, heartrending contribution to our search for truth. -- ""Elie Wiesel, New York Times bestselling author"" Rajchman's chilling, vivid, and concise account of his horrific experiences...is an important addition to the survivor narrative. -- ""Publishers Weekly"" Rajchman's searing story, frequently narrated in the present tense, has a powerful authenticity and should not be forgotten. A Holocaust testament of heart-rending immediacy. -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"""

A hellish, heartbreaking account, as expected...A memorable contribution to Holocaust scholarship. -- Booklist Rajchman's chilling, vivid, and concise account of his horrific experiences...is an important addition to the survivor narrative. -- Publishers Weekly Rajchman's searing story, frequently narrated in the present tense, has a powerful authenticity and should not be forgotten. A Holocaust testament of heart-rending immediacy. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) An important, heartrending contribution to our search for truth. -- Elie Wiesel, New York Times bestselling author

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Chil Rajchman (1914-2004) was born in Lodz, Poland, where he was an active member of the Jewish community. He survived for a year in the notorious Treblinka death camp and was part of the Treblinka workers' revolt. He was also a key witness in the prosecution of a Treblinka guard known as Ivan the Terrible during a war-crime tribunal in Germany. He emigrated to Uruguay, where he passed away in 2004. Samuel Moyn is Professor of Law and Professor of History at Yale University. His interests range widely over international law, human rights, the laws of war, and legal thought in both historical and contemporary perspective. He has published several books and writes in venues such as Boston Review, Chronicle of Higher Education, Dissent, the Nation, New Republic, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal. Claire Bloom, CBE, is an English film and stage actress, known for leading roles in plays such as Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll's House, and Long Day's Journey into Night, along with nearly sixty films and countless television roles, during a career spanning over six decades. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Queen's birthday honors for services to drama. Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than three thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile's Golden Voices in 2012.

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