Why read The Survivor in Us All?

Book cover of The Survivor in Us All: Four Young Sisters in the Holocaust

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Rubinstein has written a fine book recounting her experiences as a polish Jew who, with her three sisters, survived the concentration camps where her father, mother, and young brother perished. The book is simply written, yet its very simplicity heightens its emotional impact.

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1 author picked The Survivor in Us All as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Boaz Dvir

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In the 1990s, I interviewed Erna in her Boca Raton home for a newspaper article about Holocaust survivors. She had been telling her moving survival story in local middle- and high-schools. We became close friends. She died in 2000. I’ve always cherished her two memoirs, which also include After the Holocaust: The Long Road to Freedom.

Recently, her family asked me to make a documentary about her. So, I’ve revisited her books. They invite readers to embark on a journey with a Jewish-Polish teenager who goes through hell only to eventually, miraculously find her piece of heaven.

I dearly…

From Boaz's 3 favorite reads in 2023.