Malas Cat, Mala Kacenberg
Malas Cat, Mala Kacenberg
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Mala's Cat
A Memoir of Survival in World War II

Author: Mala Kacenberg

Narrator: Kristin Atherton

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/04/2022

Synopsis

Growing up in the Polish village of Tarnogrod on the fringes of a deep pine forest, Mala Szorer had the happiest childhood she could have hoped for. But at the age of twelve, as the German invasion begins, her beloved village becomes a ghetto, and her family and friends are reduced to starvation. So she takes matters into her own hands and bravely removes her yellow star so she can sneak out to the surrounding villages to barter for food. It is on her way back that she sees her loved ones rounded up for deportation and receives a smuggled letter from her sister warning her to stay away. In order to survive, she walks away from everything she holds dear to live by herself in the forest, hiding not just from the Nazis but from hostile villagers as well. She is followed by a stray cat who stays with her—and seems to come to her rescue time and time again. Malach the cat becomes her family, her only respite from painful loneliness, her guide, and a reminder to stay hopeful even when faced with unfathomable darkness. Allowing listeners to see the war through the innocence of a child's eyes, Mala's Cat is a powerful and unique addition to the Holocaust canon.

About Mala Kacenberg

Mala Kacenberg (nee Szorer) was born in Tarnogrod, Poland in 1927. As World War II broke out, she found herself having to fend for herself at the tender age of twelve. Surviving by her wits, courage, and the help of a guardian angel (her cat Malach), she was the sole survivor of her family. After the war, she immigrated to London with other Jewish refugees, where she raised a large beautiful family, living long enough to be blessed with many grandchildren.

About Kristin Atherton

Kristin Atherton is a talented actress and audiobook narrator who has performed at National Theatre Live and for the Royal Shakespeare Company. She was born in 1986 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emma on October 16, 2022

3.5 I’ve agonised over what rating to give this book. It’s the true story of Mala; a Jewish girl who was able to hide in plain sight during WWII. She overcomes the odds on countless occasions and is responsible for caring for many less fortunate than herself at great personal risk. By her side throug......more

Goodreads review by Neale on July 26, 2023

4.5 STARS. This is the true story of Mala Kacenberg, one of nine children in a large Jewish family living in Poland. Three of her siblings died in infancy to diseases that are curable today. Mala had no idea that they were the lucky ones. At the time she could not know that her entire family was to b......more

Goodreads review by Dora on January 29, 2022

Um livro muito giro narrado por uma criança. Não me arrebatou,mas é uma história muito interessante, como é possível uma criança sobreviver em plena segunda guerra mundial e apenas com a companhia da sua gata. Fora dos campos de concentração, uma história que flui muito bem e que sem dúvida devia ser......more

Goodreads review by Skip on March 13, 2022

Just when you think you've read all there is to read and WWII and the atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis on the Jews, there is another voice to be heard. Kudos and thanks to Mala (Szorer) Kacenberg for sharing her story of perseverance in Poland and Germany, and for following her own north star. It......more

Goodreads review by Monica on January 21, 2022

..."Não compreendia completamente o que a guerra significava. Graças às minhas lições de história, sabia apenas que muitos soldados morrem nas guerras. Nunca imaginei que tantos milhões de pessoas inocentes e os seus filhos seriam massacrados apenas por terem uma religião ou uma cultura diferentes."......more

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