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The Story of 'Hernan der Norweger' Auschwitz Prisoner #79235. As Told by Herman Sachnowitz to Arnold Jacoby.
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Paperback. This book is an English translation of the Norwegian memoirs of Herman Sachnowitz of Larvik, Norway, Auschwitz prisoner #79235. Out of the 780 Norwegian Jews imprisoned in Auschwitz, only 9, including Sachnowitz, returned home alive. Translator(s): Hall, Thor. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
This book is an English translation of the Norwegian memoirs of Herman Sachnowitz of Larvik, Norway, Auschwitz prisoner #79235. Out of the 780 Norwegian Jews imprisoned in Auschwitz, only 9, including Sachnowitz, returned home alive. The book chronicles Hernan's two years as a slave-worker at Bunna Werke and as a member-first-chair trumpet of the Buna camp orchestra. It is a gripping story that takes the reader right to the heart of the death-camp experience. The fear, the deprivation, the degradation that finally threatened to destroy the prisoner's will to live is described with agonizing realism.
This book is an English translation of the Norwegian memoirs of Herman Sachnowitz of Larvik, Norway, Auschwitz prisoner #79235. Out of the 780 Norwegian Jews imprisoned in Auschwitz, only 9, including Sachnowitz, returned home alive. The book chronicles Hernan's two years as a slave-worker at Bunna Werke and as a member-first-chair trumpet of the Buna camp orchestra. It is a gripping story that takes the reader right to the heart of the death-camp experience. The fear, the deprivation, the degradation that finally threatened to destroy the prisoner's will to live is described with agonizing realism.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761822981
SKU
V9780761822981
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About
Thor Hall retired from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1994 with the title Le Roy A. Martin Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies, Emeritus. He is the author of a dozen books, the editor of several more, and the translator of a number of Scandinavian theological and secular works. His books include: A Theology of Christian Devotion, A Framework ... Read more
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