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William and Rosalie
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William Schiff is now 88, and his wife, Rosalie, is 84. Coauthor Craig Hanley spent months interviewing these Holocaust survivors, who told of the loss of families; their time spent in the Kraków, Poland, ghetto; and their subsequent journey through six Nazi slave and prison camps. In 1941 they had just married and were separated; later they were both sent to the Plaszow slave-labor camp outside of Kraków, where the notorious Nazi Amon Goeth was the commandant. William worked in the factories there, and Rosalie removed bodies from the camp. First-person quotes from the Schiffs that describe the agony suffered in the camps are set in italics, and the book contains 25 black-and-white photographs. The richness of the Schiffs' memories and the sheer intensity of their experiences record for posterity the horrors of the Holocaust. Cohen, George
About the Author
WILLIAM and ROSALIE SCHIFF live in Dallas, Texas, and devote themselves full time to teaching American children the dangers of prejudice and hate. CRAIG HANLEY is a graduate of Harvard University. His writing appears in D Magazine.
17/03/2009
I have read a lot of books written by people who experienced the Holocaust,either as perpetrators or victims. William and Rosalie were victims.It was their unbreakable courage and determination to reunite that made them go on just one more day,one more hour,one more step.
What they witnessed and endured is inconceivable to those of us who are only able to read their stories.
William and Rosalie lived,and are determined to spread the word about what hatred can bring about.The young people they speak to are at once fascinated and horrified,but regardless,are better for the hearing.
16/04/2008
This is a well-written and riveting story of love, endurance, suffering and God's provision. The explanations of the atrocities committed open old wounds by telling people what happened to them in hopes that the true story of the Holocaust will never be ignored or forgotten.
I strongly encourage you to get this book, read it, and learn from it. We must NEVER FORGET.
02/12/2007
"William & Rosalie: A Holocaust Testimony" is the personal story of William and Rosalie Schiff who were a young couple struggling to stay alive during the Nazi holocaust in which German antisemitism motivated the torture and murder of their families, friends, and neighbors. Now both in their eighties and living in Dallas, Texas, their story is effectively and accurately narrated series are made from. "William & Rosalie" is a welcome and informative addition to the growing body of Holocaust literature, made even more valuable as the survivors of that generation are now dying off and the attempts fascist, neo-Nazi, and Islamic anti-Semites at denying the Holocaust are continuing unabated. Enhanced with family photographs, a 'Key to Inter-Chapter Photos', and a selected bibliography of suggested further readings, "Williams & Rosalie" is particularly distinguished by an underlying message warning of the dangers of prejudice and ethnic hatred. Now academic or community library should fail to include a copy of "William & Rosalie" in the Judaic Studies or Holocaust Studies reference collections.
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