Auschwitz – A Mother’s Story: How I fought to survive and see my daughter again

Auschwitz will forever remain the black hole of the entire human history. -Isaac Herzog

This book was written during the months following the war by Rosa de Winter-Levy. Rosa shares how she, her husband, Emanuel, and their daughter, Judy were betrayed after being in hiding for a year and a half. The family was separated after they arrived in Auschwitz.

Rosa was a caring person who helped other women survive while watching many perish, including Edith Frank, Anne Frank’s mother. She herself, came very close to death, and miraculously survived the selection for the gas chambers on multiple occasions. She spent her entire time at Auschwitz, like so many others, she worried about her loved ones who were also at the camp.

This is Rosa’s own written story and shows her unwavering love for her daughter, her compassion for others, her resiliency and her strength. It is a short book/audiobook, but she manages to include so much within the short pages. This book comprises of her journal entries and gives readers a glimpse into a dark time in history.

I listened to the audiobook and thought the narration was wonderful. It is a short moving and powerful book and can easily be listened or read in a few hours.

Thank you to Octopus Audio | Monoray and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.