

The Redhead of Auschwitz
A True Story
Author: Nechama Birnbaum
Narrator: Tavia Gilbert
Unabridged: 8 hr 45 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 06/28/2022
Author: Nechama Birnbaum
Narrator: Tavia Gilbert
Unabridged: 8 hr 45 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 06/28/2022
Nechama Birnbaum knew since she was a little girl that she would write her grandmother’s story. Her friend’s grandmas brought them presents. Hers brought her stories, and stories were her favorite thing of all. She knew her grandma’s tenacity started long before she told her friends in Auschwitz that she was going home from there. Nechama lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband and daughters and nearby her redhead grandma.
Tavia Gilbert, a six-time Audie Award nominee and multiple Earphones and Parents' Choice Award-winning producer, narrator, and writer, has appeared on stage and in film. Library Journal said of the highly acclaimed actress, "as close as you can get to a full cast narration with a solo voice." Tavia has narrated more than 250 multicast and single-voice audiobooks.
This was a tear jerker! Rosie’s true story is one I’ll never forget. Heart breaking and beautiful story of resilience and courage that we must never forget. Rosie along with her sister and millions of others were put in concentration camps by Nazis to be abused, forced to work in conditions we can’t......more
I was sent an advanced copy of this book, but I am now pre-ordering a hard copy, that is the impact it has made. The book is the true story of Rosie's first person account told to and written by her Granddaughter. I have followed 'The Redhead of Auschwitz' on Instagram, and heard this remarkable wom......more
The Redhead of Auschwitz by Nechama Birnbaum. Thanks to @amsterdampublishing for the gifted book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nechama tells us the true story of her grandmother’s childhood and time in World War 2 concentration camps. This was a difficult read but enthralling. I finished in one day. I could not put thi......more
Rounded to 4.5 stars. I received a copy of this book from Amsterdam Publishing in exchange for an honest review. I’ve made a commitment to reading more nonfiction this year, and while I never enjoy reading biographies or memoirs about the Holocaust, it’s something I feel obligated to do. I’ve mentione......more
“A story of a heroic Holocaust survivor…[whose] courage and indomitable faith inspires us to still believe in the decency of humanity.” Rabbi Meyer H. May, executive director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center
“Her testimony honors the memory of family members who were murdered by the Germans and demonstrates how, against all odds, she survived.” Alex Grobman, PhD, author of Denying History
“A powerful work that traces Rosie’s experience from the lively family life of her youth, to…Auschwitz and the daily struggle for survival…An important story told with grace and love.” Michael Berenbaum, professor of Jewish studies at the American Jewish University