My Familys Survival, Aviva Gat
My Familys Survival, Aviva Gat
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My Family's Survival
The true story of how the Shwartz family escaped the Nazis and survived the Holocaust

Author: Aviva Gat

Narrator: Neil Hellegers, Callie Beaulieu

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/30/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

For the Shwartz family, survival was the only option. Their will to live, and a bit a luck, kept the family safe during the Holocaust, bringing them across Eastern Europe all the way to Israel.

In 1937, the Shwartz family lived a calm life in their small village in Poland. Fifteen-year-old Rachel liked to sing and go out dancing at a local night club, while her older brother David was busy running a farm and raising a family with his wife Hinda. But all that changed when the war reached Butla.

First, the Russians came and kicked them out of their house. Then, the Nazis came to cart them off. But the Shwartz family resisted. David decided that no matter what, his family would not be taken captive. Instead, he snuck his family out of their village, through a large forest, and into Hungary, a place that was supposed to be safe. But that didn't last long. Again the Shwartz family found themselves on the run, escaping prison, Nazis, and bombings.

My Family's Survival is the incredible true story of how the Shwartz family survived the Holocaust. It is a powerful tale of one family's triumph during history's darkest moments.

About Aviva Gat

Aviva Gat is the author of My Heart from Inside, My Family's Survival, and The Evergreen Life Experiment. She holds bachelor's degrees in journalism and religion from Boston University, and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. Aviva lives in Israel, happily married with a daughter and a dog.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennie

What sets one family apart from another? Why does one family remain intact while others perish? Is it God reaching in to save a select few? This is a true, harrowing, nail biting, full of suspense story of one family's escape from certain death. Multiple escapes from the clutches of evil. A multitud......more

I never get tired of reading stories about WWII and especially stories that involve the survival/struggle of a survivor of the holocaust. I think it’s very important to remember so that way the past doesn’t repeat itself, also it helps us remember what it means to be human. This story is one such tal......more

Goodreads review by Krutika

~ r e v i e w ~ • I think every Holocaust story that I read leaves me with a new sense of shock and this was the case with My Family's Survival too. Even after reading countless books revolving around the Second World War, I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that such inhumane hatred existed b......more