Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust

Nice book for a summer assignment it’s short so definitely read it if u want a short book that’s quick and easy to read.

These stories of survivors are wonderfully told in detail, showing each hero’s faith, courage and strength to survive. Thank you for sharing your stories, and thank you to Author Allan for putting them on paper.

Ever since General Eisenhauer came upon the "Death Camp" in Germany, I have been very interested in reading anything and everything about the holocaust. However, "Survivors" was a book about "children", which made me all the more anxious to read it. After reading a review about this book in our local paper, I knew I "had to get it"! As in the past, I knew if the book is on the market, Amazon would have it. Thanks to their great and prompt service, it arrived in four days! I thought I'd "just look through it for now"! Instead, I found myself "letting everything else go", as I sat there mesmerized by the tales written by adults who had lived through the Holocaust as children. I finished reading this book that very same day! I can't begin to tell you how the terror and horrific tales tugged at my heart! It made me also think of the many children who did NOT survive to tell their stories. May this never happen again! It is always a pleasure to "read a good book", but one's feelings differ when the writings are not fiction but true stories, as this book was! It captivates you as soon as you glance at the picture of the precious little girl on the cover! I highly recommend this book to other readers! We must never forget what the Hitler regime did to those poor people! This book reveals the horror in the small, precious children's hearts and minds. Harriet Pilson

This is a good book: tells each story as it happened. If you are looking for a novel then this is not the book for you. Each story is honest and to the point and then tells you where each person is at the present moment of when each story was written. I would recommend this book to adults and younger people as well. Fast and easy read.

Read like accurate history

I ordered this book because I have an interest in the Holocaust. I have read other books relating to the Holocaust, but not any quite like this one. These stories are interesting and sad, however some of them turn out to be very uplifting in the end. Its amazing to read what these children went through, and that they still lived. Once you get started on this book it is very hard to put it down. However, due to the way it is written, it is easy to ready a story or two from it during a break in the day and not feel like you left off at a "bad time" in the book. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the Holocaust.

Required reading for those wanting to know the real experience of the holocaust from the pens of grown children. Although I purchased Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun's book to use as research on a book I was writing ,it not only served that purpose. I was swept up into the horror of genocide. An abomination! Each narrative expressed gratitude for surviving, but I couldn't help getting angry for each one all over again. Just to know that a selected group of individuals was being subdued by the maniacal and pitiful ruler responsible for minimizing the human being! It extended the heart in me that just couldn't fathom someone doing something this big in the most dispicable way possible. I was swept up in Luncia Gamzer's story and others who gave their take on what it meant to hide from life itself. The stories are presented in a way that children now could understand, even the graphic details of their sacrifices-appropriately. Inspiring, and desperately amazing in its approach!

I was a bit hesitant to buy this book. I kept thinking to myself what could kids possibly say about the Holocaust? Well they said a lot. Every story brought a tear to my eye because they went through hell. This book is so endearing and truthful and you can't put it down once you start reading it. What these poor children went through is beyond my scope of imagination. I'm so glad they all made it to live normal lives the best they could. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the Holocaust.

This book was fantastic. I have read many books on the holocaust but reading children's stories it is clear the cruelty of the Nazi's had no boundaries. I still cannot believe that one human could do that to another human regardless of their faith.

This is an excellent book. It seems unfair to me that the previous reviewer gave this book a low score because he didn't realise it was a book aimed at children. That surely says more about him than the book itself, which is exactly what I hoped it would be. I have been teaching students (aged 8-17) about the Holocaust through music and drama this term and needed books that would inform young people about the reality of this time in a sensitive way to use as teaching aids. I read it myself and then gave it to my 12 year old son to read. We both found it very thought provoking. The book looks at children's experiences of the Holocaust. Set out as individual short but true stories. The Survivors Stories. Because these are the experiences of children, young people will find it easier to relate to them, which I think is helpful. This book is an excellent way to introduce the subject of the Holocaust to children. Whilst the stories are hard to read in parts, they are not too graphic or upsetting for younger readers. I would say this book would be perfect for any student over the age of 8, and unlike the previous reviewer, I (as an adult) also found it worth reading. If you are looking for a similar book aimed more at adults then Forgotten Voices by Lyn Smith is certainly worth reading.

Such an eye opener of history and the terrible torture many endured. This book is so well written.

I have already owned this book as a teenager and have read it , it’s one of my favourite books as it presents the true stories of brave holocaust survives ( who were kids back then, the book brings out their perspectives and hardship) as a young reader this book brought tears to my eyes and was a real eye opener to the realities of the world and war. I gave away my old copy to a friend and yet I wanted to own one of this book, so ordered one in Amazon, it’s the same book but the ink of the print in some pages was a bit dull..but I was happy to own this memorable book and I thank Amazon for making it possible.

I didn't realise it was a book for children. Probably my own mistake.