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Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto. With incredible luck, perseverance and grit, Leyson was able to survive the sadism of the Nazis, including that of the demonic Amon Goeth, commandant of Plaszow, the concentration camp outside Krakow. Ultimately, it was the generosity and cunning of one man, a man named Oskar Schindler, who saved Leon Leyson's...
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"Much like The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or The Book Thief," this remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler's list, "brings to readers a story of bravery and the fight for a chance to live" (VOYA).
This, the only memoir published by a former Schindler's list child, perfectly captures the innocence of a small boy who goes through the unthinkable. Leon...
This, the only memoir published by a former Schindler's list child, perfectly captures the innocence of a small boy who goes through the unthinkable. Leon...
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Prawdziwa historia chłopca cudem ocalałego z Holocaustu.Nawet w najbardziej mrocznych czasach-- a może zwłaszcza wtedy-- jest miejsce dla siły woli i odwagi.Leon Leyson (właśc. Lejb Lejzon) miał tylko dziesięć lat, gdy naziści najechali na Polskę, i musiał wraz z rodziną przenieść się do krakowskiego getta. Dzięki nieprawdopodobnemu szczęściu, a także hartowi ducha i sprytowi, udało mu się przetrwać sadystyczne praktyki nazistów,...
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