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A review by jacobthebookworm
The Auschwitz Escape by Joel C. Rosenberg
5.0
In a time of darkness...when all seems lost... a ray of hope remains.
Wow...this book was great. It was hard to read at times solely because of the horrors described in this book. This book follows Jacob Weisz and journey through Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland. this book begins with Jean-Luc Leclerc, a French pastor and Jewish sympathizer. The focus then shifts to the main character Jacob Weisz. Jacob is 17 years old at the beginning of this book. He has a strong bond with his uncle Avi. Jacob and his family are all Jewish, which makes living in Berlin, Germany nearly impossible at the time of this book. Avi constantly warns Jacob's parents of the incoming threat of Nazi invasions and tries to convince them to flee. This is as much I will tell you without spoiling what happens in this book.
Not only does Jacob have a journey while trying to figure out a way out of Auschwitz, he also has a Spiritual debate on if God is real or not. Growing up, Jacob and his family, although Jewish, are not very Spiritual. This causes Jacob to doubt the existence of God. This book asks the questions, "is God real?", "What have I done to deserve this?", "Why do bad things happen to good people?", and many others.
While Jacob and Jean-Luc are fictional characters, their stories are true. This makes the reading this book difficult. This book gives readers insight into the activities of a Nazi death camp disguised as a Nazi labor camp. I highly recommend this book!
Wow...this book was great. It was hard to read at times solely because of the horrors described in this book. This book follows Jacob Weisz and journey through Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland. this book begins with Jean-Luc Leclerc, a French pastor and Jewish sympathizer. The focus then shifts to the main character Jacob Weisz. Jacob is 17 years old at the beginning of this book. He has a strong bond with his uncle Avi. Jacob and his family are all Jewish, which makes living in Berlin, Germany nearly impossible at the time of this book. Avi constantly warns Jacob's parents of the incoming threat of Nazi invasions and tries to convince them to flee. This is as much I will tell you without spoiling what happens in this book.
Not only does Jacob have a journey while trying to figure out a way out of Auschwitz, he also has a Spiritual debate on if God is real or not. Growing up, Jacob and his family, although Jewish, are not very Spiritual. This causes Jacob to doubt the existence of God. This book asks the questions, "is God real?", "What have I done to deserve this?", "Why do bad things happen to good people?", and many others.
While Jacob and Jean-Luc are fictional characters, their stories are true. This makes the reading this book difficult. This book gives readers insight into the activities of a Nazi death camp disguised as a Nazi labor camp. I highly recommend this book!