The Maquis Connection, Revised Edition

De: Sharon Karp, George A Karp

Narrado por: Larry Bernstein

George A. Karp, a Viennese Jewish doctor, tells the story of his family's miraculous escape from Nazi Europe. He travels across Vichy France and over the Pyrenees where his finally rescued by the French resistance - the Maquis. The Karp family's survival required incredible luck, perseverance and determination. They also depended on the help of the Jewish relief agencies, the Unitarians, and the Quakers. But most importantly, the Karp family's livelihood depended on the altruistic acts of strangers who risked their own lives to save them. This personal memoir is an uplifting and positive tale about a family that successfully works together to survive the war.

©2016 Lawrence Bernstein (P)2016 Lawrence Bernstein

A heart warming tribute to the struggle for freedom.

This book is written in very non judgmental way about the struggles of a family who are forced to confront the graphic truth about Nazism and their traumatic escape from Europe. It outlines the many wonderful acts of kindness shown them by complete strangers and the selfishness of others. But the disturbing undercurrent of the book is how could so any people passively let the Nazism spread throughout Europe. In the end it is a simple story of family, sacrifice, love and friendship. A beautiful story about survival.