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All But My Life : A Memoir
All But My Life A Memoir
Author: Gerda Weissmann Klein
All But My Life is the unforgettable story of Gerda Weissmann Klein's six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty. From her comfortable home in Bielitz (present-day Bielsko) in Poland to her miraculous survival and her liberation by American troops--including the man who was to become her husband--in Volary, Czechoslovakia, in 1945, Gerda...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780809024605
ISBN-10: 0809024608
Publication Date: 3/30/1995
Pages: 256
Reading Level: Young Adult
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5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 4
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swingsistert avatar reviewed All But My Life : A Memoir on + 78 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
A wonderful memoir - it read as easily as a novel and was very gripping. I was struck about how well she explains her thoughts. A must-read for anyone interested in World War II
Shervivor avatar reviewed All But My Life : A Memoir on + 97 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
This is a beautifully written memoir. Gerda was just 15 years-old and living in Poland when the war began. Slowly, during the war years, she lost everything. Holocaust survivor stories fascinate me because it is interesting how some people had a little extra desire to live and were able to endure more than others. Gerda was one of these people. She kept the idea of a reunion with her family as incentive to endure the brutal hardships of work in various labor camps. There is also an epilogue written when she was 70 that gives her perspective of bearing the intervening years of her life. I highly recommend this book if you are interested in WWII, the Holocaust or survival stories.
nurse avatar reviewed All But My Life : A Memoir on + 221 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I loved this book! A great book about a young girl's experiences and determined struggle to stay alive. She lost and endured so much! A much better book than Survival In Auschwitz. A more detailed and descriptive book.
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Helpful Score: 1
I first saw the documentary on HBO years ago. I am so glad I was able to read her memoir. It was a book I had a hard time putting down.
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This is one of the few books that has stayed with me over the years. It is deeply moving and unforgettable.
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nursenancy avatar reviewed All But My Life : A Memoir on + 51 more book reviews
Awesome true story! Incredibly horrible details of what the Jews went through during the Holocaust. An inspiring book.
nursenell avatar reviewed All But My Life : A Memoir on + 3 more book reviews
Gerda was a teenager at the onset of WWII, living an upper middle class life in Poland. She is the only member in her family to survive, she was in various work camps rather than a concentration camp. She lost hundreds of co-workers in the work camps. She is a very good writer who makes you feel you are there with her. She ended up marrying one of her liberators, an Army Lt. from Buffalo, NY, where she lived her life until recently retiring to AZ. A must read.
jts66 avatar reviewed All But My Life : A Memoir on
I learned about this book at the end of another. I just finished it. It is an amazing account of a different view of the concentration camps during WWII. Very moving and very well worth the read! I highly recommend it.


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