Saturday, August 6, 2016

ECHOES FROM AUSCHWITZ: DR. MENGELE’S TWINS: THE STORY OF EVA AND MIRIAM MOZES by Eva Mozes Kor





Kor, Eva Mozes, Echoes From Auschwitz:  Dr. Mengele’s Twins:  The Story of Eva and Miriam Mozes, 3rd ed., Candles, Inc, 2002.


Available in hardcover and paperback editions.


(non-fiction)
 
Recommended by Dorinda Kauzlarich- Rupe
 
Eva Mozes Kor, tells the story of herself and her twin sister, Miriam, from early in their lives in the small village of Portz, Rumania to their settlement in Israel. Jewish faith was vitally important to their lives in every way. Life was simple. She lived before the time of electricity in her birth home. Her family was the richest family and only Jewish one in the community. She knew everyone and was in good terms with them—until the Hungarian Army came to town in 1940.  The book gives a fairly detailed account of how things changed, slowly at first, and then much faster as the Nazi regime took over, leading to the family’s arrest, trip to Auschwitz, separation of parents and children, life for her in Auschwitz, release, and early post Auschwitz life.

Eva was an extraordinarily strong person, totally dedicated to living through the ordeals and helping Miriam do so. I think that that, and the fact Dr. Mengele wanted them alive for his medical experiments because they were twins, got them through the Holocaust.

There are English errors and several repetitions in the stories she tells, but I highly recommend the book. It is an important part of our human history!

Eva now lives in Terre Haute, IN. Jim and I attended one of her lectures and had a chance to talk with her. I bought her book at that time. While it tears at your heart that any human being could commit the crimes the Nazis did, it is also refreshing to know that some are able to live through such horrific experiences and end up forgiving the perpetrators. Truly amazing. If you look her up on the Internet, you can find a video of her forgiving one of her Nazi jailers in person.







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