Echoes from the Holocaust

A Memoir

De: Mira Ryczke Kimmelman

Narrado por: Susan Marlowe

The daughter of a Jewish seed exporter, the author was born Mira Ryczke in 1923 in a suburb of the Baltic seaport of Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland). Her childhood was happy, and she learned to cherish her faith and heritage. Through the 1930s, Mira's family remained in the Danzig area despite a changing political climate that was compelling many friends and neighbors to leave. With the Polish capitulation to Germany in the autumn of 1939, however, Mira and her family were forced from their home. In calm, straightforward prose - which makes her story all the more harrowing - Kimmelman recalls the horrors that befell her and those she loved. Sent to Auschwitz in 1944, she escaped the gas chambers by being selected for slave labor. Finally, as the tide of war turned against Germany, Mira was among those transported to Bergen-Belsen, where tens of thousands were dying from starvation, disease, and exposure. In April 1945, British troops liberated the camp, and Mira was eventually reunited with her father. Most of the other members of her family had perished.

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"Simply written and unflinchingly detailed." ( Publishers Weekly)

"Kimmelman writes of the terror and anguish...The result is this compelling memoir." ( Booklist)

Excellent

Excellent book, excellent narration. So very sad what people had to go through and endure over bigotry. God bless all the survivors, I myself will always remember for them and what they had to go through.

Poignant account of the Holocaust atrocities

Would you listen to Echoes from the Holocaust again? Why?

This audio-book was a disturbing, sorrowful chronicling of Mira's struggles through such a dark time. It is equally a triumphant account of the power of hope, determination and and accountability through the telling of history.

Any additional comments?

This audiobook was given by the author, narrator, and publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.

Let us not forget! Teach it, tell it, read it!

Any additional comments?

This is the amazing story of a resilient young Jewish woman during world war II, her personal experiences, feelings, horror and hardships at the hands of the Nazis in Jewish ghettos and concentration camps, and how the hand of God made a way for her survival.. Let us not forget that this happened, let us never allow this horror to happen again! Thank you Mira for sharing your terrible experiences in such a classy, graceful, and dignified manner. May the Lord bless you and reward you for all your suffering!

Narrator Susan Marlowe has a very sweet, distinguished, and clear voice and did an excellent job.

I received this audio-book free for an honest review by the author, narrator, or publisher. Thank you!

Important and interesting book.

Would you consider the audio edition of Echoes from the Holocaust to be better than the print version?

I don't know

What other book might you compare Echoes from the Holocaust to and why?

Auschwitz #34207 the Joe Rubenstein story. Both are about persons who went through awful things in Auschwitz and other places during WW2. Both books are good and interesting. I would recommend this one for more sensitive readers though because it doesn't describe the details of the awful things as much.

Have you listened to any of Susan Marlowe’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

no

Any additional comments?

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator or publisher.

So Glad to Know Her Story

Recently I am very interested in reading about personal Holocaust survivors. While I hate to say I have been enjoying these memoirs, how can hearing of such tragedy be enjoyable, I am so glad I was able to listen to her story. I have read three memoirs previous to her's yet I still am in disbelief when I hear of the suffering she lived through. This is the first memoir I listened to, the previous were books I read. I very much enjoyed the narration by Susan Marlow. It was especially great hearing the correct pronunciation of the words I was not sure how to pronounce. Listening added another dimension to the "reading" experience. Thank you, Mrs. Kimmelman for sharing what you experienced. The world needs to know what strong survivors such as yourself lived through.