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Inseparable

the Hess Twins' Holocaust journey through Bergen-Belsen to America

The happiest man on Earth

the beautiful life of an Auschwitz survivor
"Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed on 9 November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on the Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country. Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom and living his best possible life. He now believes he is the 'happiest man on earth'"--Publisher.

To hope and back

the journey of the St. Louis
2011
Lisa and Sol board the luxury ship St. Louis in Hamburg, Germany on May 13, 1939. They are Jewish, as are almost all of the passengers on board, and although war has not been officially declared in Europe, the Nazis have been persecuting Jews for years.
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