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By Chance Alone

a Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz
htliang
Jul 15, 2019htliang rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
What a painful but essential book to read. I can't count the number of times I cried when learning what these innocents endured at the hands of evil. What humans can do to other humans boggles the mind. Thank-you, Max Eisen, for writing this memoir so we can try our best to "combat racism and bigotry wherever we see it (p.7)". May we never forget what you and your family and all the other innocent people endured under Hitler's evil regime. And may we never forget what courageous people did to defy their murderers. To all the Sonderkommando inmates who were shot down after blowing up Crematorium 4 and the four women hanged for supplying the explosives (Ester, Regina, Ala, and Roza), you are my heroes! You stood in front of the gallows and repeated "Be strong and courageous" to thousands of inmates. You truly were strong and courageous!!! After reading this book, I am again incredibly thankful for our wonderful country of Canada. May we remember Max's thoughts when we look at other refugees from around the world. "For me, Canada was simply a shining bright light, a place where I could finally succeed in my quest for physical and emotional security (p230)."