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The Stable Boy of Auschwitz: A heartbreaking true story of courage and survival

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There is so much I could say about this book, so many little bits I want to share, moments that I'm so humbled to have read and so grateful to Henry for sharing. He doesn't sugarcoat anything, sharing his most intimate thoughts and memories from his years as a prisoner, some he's never told anyone before. I cannot recommend this book enough. Henry Oster and Dexter Ford did a truly beautiful job with this book. The story of Henry and Dexter is beautiful to start with and then to read this breathtaking book that was full of heart even when the experiences Henry was living through were heartbreaking is something that will always stay with me. The life and love that this book radiates is a gift from Henry Oster and Dexter Ford to everyone who decides to read this book. The first three chapters are primarily about the history of the Jewish people and how Adolf Hitler came to be in power. The next fifty-four are an account of Henry’s horrific story, how he coped and how he endured and survived the Holocaust. Told from a very personal viewpoint, The Stable Boy of Auschwitz is just one man’s account. Never forget that, sadly, there were hundreds of thousands more like Henry. I have spent many years reading about WWII and the Holocaust and I always find myself learning something new with each book I read. With so many stories that never got told, I always feel honoured to read a memoir about something so personal and impactful. So I knew as soon as I saw this book that it was going to be an emotional book but one that I absolutely had to read.

Stories from WWII are so chilling. It’s so unbelievable to think about someone living through all of these things. This first-hand account of the horrors of Auschwitz but also the times leading up to it and what happened after it…heart wrenching. stars This is my second memoir about the Holocaust this year and it never gets old. There is always something new to learn. In this one, the author shares his terrifying and heartbreaking experience as a German Jew living in Cologne when the Holocaust starts. He identified as a German yet was betrayed by his country. He was one of the only Jews from Germany to survive, since they were the first people taken to the death camps. In the darkest moment of history, one child found the courage and strength to survive the unimaginable. This is Henry's true story. in Poland. Then, one terrifying night, Henry found himself herded onto a stifling, filth-ridden cattle car, on a ride to a place whose name has come to symbolize the worst of humanity: Auschwitz.The stable boy of Auschwitz, while this title is right, only three chapters in this book were about this author working in the stables of Auschwitz. All the other chapters were about this life before, during and after the Second World War. And I understand that because it is an autobiography but it’s really misleading. One of the things I hadn’t expected going into this book was the amount of detail that he shared about his life. I really enjoyed the fact that he talked about his experiences after being liberated at Buchenwald. I have found many Holocaust survivours stories tend to end after liberation and then jump forward to when they wrote the book. So being about to see the struggles and just the normal everyday moments that Henry experienced after the war was surprising and really beautiful. From risking his life hiding scraps of food in the stables to sustain himself, to escaping selections for the gas chambers, a firing squad and a death march through the brutal Polish winter, Henry somehow found the strength to keep going.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize* A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book* A National Book Award Finalist* I definitely recommend this book, especially if you are interested in books surrounding World War II. This story follows a young boy, Henry, who loses everything and goes through the worst possible scenarios a human can go through. Against all odds, he still fights and survives to tell his story.This book was extremely well written, very descriptive, informative and heartbreaking honest. Henry is one of those people that I know from reading this book if I were to meet him I would be instantly drawn to him, his story is remarkable and how he survived is incredible. As a young boy Henry Oster survived deprivation in the Lodz Ghetto, a life-or-death selection in the Birkenau extermination camp, a firing squad in Auschwitz, being strafed by an Allied fighter, and starvation in Buchenwald. Henry rebuilt his life in America, arriving at 18 with no family, no English, no money, and no education. Of the 2,011 Jews who were rounded up by the Gestapo and deported from Cologne, he was one of only 23 to emerge alive from the concentration camps after the war.He was still working as a world-respected Professor of Optometry on his 85th birthday, helping the world to see. This is a story about survival and the struggles of making it through the Holocaust. It’s always emotionally draining reading about the harsh realities people had to go through to survive. I found myself in the Auschwitz stables, and I felt an ember of hope. If I could make myself useful, helping these horses, maybe I could stay alive." It’s one thing to read about something also horrific as the Holocaust in a text. It’s something all together different to read a first hand account of someone who actually lived through it. Henry Oster was just a normal Jewish boy living in Cologne Germany with his parents. He was just 5 years old when Hitler rose to power. He and his family lost their home, their freedom, and their lively hood. They were forced to live in a Polish ghetto. Henry’s father died. Henry and his mother were forced to travel in deplorable conditions at Auschwitz, which is known worldwide as one of the worst Nazi concentration camps. His mother died there. He experienced horrible atrocities and saw things no one should have to witness. He was later transferred to Buchenwald. Between his time in the Polish ghetto, Auschwitz, and Buchenwald, Henry spent a total of 11 years at the mercy of the Nazis.

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