Inspiring

You will experience Melvin’s inspiring story of hope, tenacity and perseverance. In 1939, Mieczyslaw Goldman saw his home life destroyed when Lodz became a ghetto. He watched as his family was torn apart in Auschwitz. He felt his health deteriorate after months of grueling labor and little food. Almost everyone he had ever known was murdered in the death camps of the Third Reich. His survival of the years in the ghetto and Auschwitz, his long and slow recovery, and his attainment of a somewhat normal life are miraculous.

Relevant

Melvin’s story remains relevant in today's world. Genocide, discrimination and anti-Semitism still exist in our present time. Melvin’s recounts of the Holocaust in this book and in his recordings serve as a profound reminder that for the sake of humanity, the atrocities of the Holocaust should never happen again.

Compelling

You will experience Melvin’s story of survival through many difficult years of hardship, torture and almost certain death. Discover how Melvin survived in the Lodz ghetto, endured concentration camps and recovered in hospitals throughout Germany. Melvin’s captivating story will have readers turning page after page.