Acknowledgements
Preface
Life Before
'That's When My Childhood Ended'
'The Hunt For Jews Began'
Gateway to Death
'As If in A Coffin'
O wi cim – Oshpitzin – Auschwitz
Children of Many Languages
Small Children, Mothers and Grandmothers
'Di 600 Inglekh' And Other Manuscripts Found In Auschwitz
Births In Auschwitz
'Twins! Where Are The Twins?'
'To Be Free At Last!'
Transports, Death Marches And Other Camps
Dying? What's That?
Alive Again!
Who Am I?
'[...] The Other Train Is Always There'
Note on the Interviews
Notes
Index
Alwin Meyer is a prizewinning author, journalist and curator who lives in Germany.
"Shattering.... When you're writing about Auschwitz, where one
million people were murdered, it's easy for everything to become a
blur of numbers. But Meyer turns the statistics back into stories:
telling us where the children came from, how they survived, and
what happened to them after the war."
—Daily Telegraph "An important book at a crucial time."
—San Antonio Review of Books "In a list reminiscent of Schindler's,
every name in the index corresponds to a tale of torture, suffering
and loss. Opening the book randomly takes courage, as the risk is
to possibly be confronted with paragraphs detailing the murder of
newborns by willing nurses, or mothers kicked to death by guards.
Only the photos of the surviving children allow the reader time to
breathe, although Alwin found there were always moments of hope –
even in Auschwitz."
—Jewish News "This is a compelling book, magnificently researched
and fluently written. The testimony of child survivors, on which
the book heavily draws, is heart-rending; the sense of loss, and of
being lost, that it conveys is haunting. The extraordinary range of
primary documentation is matched by the swift passage of many
stories, which makes this book an absorbing read – eloquent,
powerful and abounding with humanity."
—Monica Tempian, Victoria University of Wellington "Reading this
book and using other books like it as teaching tools is critical,
particularly in our current climate of racism and bigotry. If we
are to grow together into a peaceful future, we must first identify
the dangers of the past and be certain not to repeat them. This
book is a great first step."
—New York Journal of Books "Meyer has painstakingly detailed these
stories as a labor of love so that every Jewish child born in, or
survivor of, Auschwitz has a voice. This is their legacy."
—H-Net Reviews "[Never Forget Your Name] is an invaluable read for
readers looking to connect with human stories, and an important
tool in the service of, as its title suggests, remembrance."
—Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism "This is a valuable book that
allows readers to glean the thoughts, memories, and responses of
children who survived Auschwitz, as well as to understand the modes
used to destroy families during the Holocaust and World War II. 'a
valuable book.'"
—Antisemitism Studies
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