“Brilliantly written, vivid, a powerful and often uncomfortable true story that deserves to be read and remembered. It beautifully captures the strength of the bond between a father and son.”–Heather Morris, author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The #1 Sunday Times bestseller—a remarkable story of the heroic and unbreakable bond between a father and son that is as … heroic and unbreakable bond between a father and son that is as inspirational as The Tattooist of Auschwitz and as mesmerizing as The Choice.
Where there is family, there is hope
In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholster from Vienna, and his sixteen-year-old son Fritz are arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Germany. Imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp, they miraculously survive the Nazis’ murderous brutality.
Then Gustav learns he is being sent to Auschwitz—and certain death.
For Fritz, letting his father go is unthinkable. Desperate to remain together, Fritz makes an incredible choice: he insists he must go too. To the Nazis, one death camp is the same as another, and so the boy is allowed to follow.
Throughout the six years of horror they witness and immeasurable suffering they endure as victims of the camps, one constant keeps them alive: their love and hope for the future.
Based on the secret diary that Gustav kept as well as meticulous archival research and interviews with members of the Kleinmann family, including Fritz’s younger brother Kurt, sent to the United States at age eleven to escape the war, The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz is Gustav and Fritz’s story—an extraordinary account of courage, loyalty, survival, and love that is unforgettable.
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Jeremy Dronfield keeps the memory alive of the Kleinman family’s survival and courage during their imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps The bond between a father and son keeps them alive as well as their part in the Jewish resistance never betraying their fellow prisoners . Often providing food to keep others from starvation .they provide an inspiration to us all !Their relationship is a testament to the ability of love to conquer fear and hatred It is crucial we share their incredible story with future generations and remember freedom of speech and freedom of the press are essential in a free society And never accept the Heresy that journalists are the enemy as we have heard recently !
While tragic, it’s a very well written and detailed story and the reader could feel exactly what was going on. I’ve read a few other stories of Auschwitz and rank this among the top of the list.
This is an amazing story of determination and survival. An excellent read.
Nowadays people don’t know much about the horrors of the Holocaust, this book serves as a compelling reminder. This story is a personal and universal account of brutality at its worst and of family devotion at its best. Because of the topic this is a very difficult read in some ways, the unimaginable difficulties all Jewish people faced in the camps is quite overwhelming. I’ve read many stories on the Holocaust and camps but this is a very different book. The story is history but reads like a novel. The story keeps moving right along, giving perspectives about different family members in a way that makes sense. You see how a family was torn apart but manages to stay together in deep in the hearts of all
Great book
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THE BOY WHO FOLLOWED HIS FATHER INTO AUSCHWITZ…
Knowing will lead to immense suffering almost certain death.
True story that starts before beginning of WWII.
There as choices made affecting lives of many.
We witness love that goes beyond one’s self.
Is tested over and over again to end.
Without any regret as journeys through the consequences.
Are we strong enough to make it through?
To travel through the horrors of that time?
Come out with conviction that never happens again!
The details provided are many and quite intense.
Story well written that might know their courage.
I happened upon this book on a shelf near the electronics section at Walmart and I snatched it right up. Went straight home and read it over the course of a weekend. Could not put it down. What an amazing story. It is every bit as heart-wrenching as you might expect it to be, and it needs to be. Far too many stories just like this family are being lost to time and the despicable efforts of Holocaust deniers. The mind boggles that such events were ever possible, not to mention occurring within such recent history. Superbly written and very impactful. This was the best book I read in 2020–certainly the most important.
This book, written by someone who was THERE, was riveting. I think that it would be a good required reading for history classes.
Despite having read dozens of books about the Holocaust, I learned new information from this book. It was told from an original perspective. The fact that they survive is of course a miracle.