The Redhead of Auschwitz, Nechama Birnbaum
The Redhead of Auschwitz, Nechama Birnbaum
List: $19.95 | Sale: $13.97
Club: $9.97

The Redhead of Auschwitz
A True Story

Author: Nechama Birnbaum

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged: 8 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/28/2022


Synopsis

Rosie was always told her red hair was a curse, but she never believed it. She often dreamed what it would look like under a white veil with the man of her dreams by her side. However, her life takes a harrowing turn in 1944 when she is forced out of her home and sent to the most gruesome of places: Auschwitz.Upon arrival, Rosie’s head is shaved and along with the loss of her beautiful hair, she loses the life she once cherished. Among the chaos and surrounded by hopelessness, Rosie realizes the only thing the Nazis cannot take away from her is the fierce redhead resilience in her spirit. When all of her friends conclude they are going to heaven from Auschwitz, she remains determined to get home. She summons all of her courage, through death camps and death marches to do just that.This victorious biography, written by Nechama Birnbaum in honor of her grandmother, is as full of life as it is of death. It is about the intricacies of Jewish culture that still exist today and the tender experiences that are universal to all humanity. It is a story about what happens when we choose hate over love.

About Nechama Birnbaum

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.

About Tavia Gilbert

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jackie

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

Goodreads review by Mary

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

Goodreads review by Leah

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

Goodreads review by Mora

I think I'd enjoy the book a lot more if I had read it myself. The audible reader had a very high pitch and screechy voice for some of her characters. The author's note was beautiful. Six word: Sisters in Auschwitz strength survival story.......more


Quotes

“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