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The Kindness of the hangman : even in hell, there is hope / by Henry Oster and Dexter Ford.

Publication | Not Digitized | Library Call Number: D811.5 .O88 2014

Overview

Summary: "A young German boy's true story of tragedy and triumph, from the depths of despair in Auschwitz and Buchenwald to an extraordinary life in America."--T.p.
Variant Title: Even in hell, there is hope
Format: Book
Author/Creator: Oster, Henry, 1928-
Published: Manhattan Beach, Calif. : Higgins Bay Press, 2014
Locale: Germany
Cologne
Other Authors/Editors: Ford, Dexter, 1953-

Physical Details

Language: English
ISBN: 9780578144450
057814445X
Physical Description: 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects: Holocaust survivors--Personal narratives. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Germany--Cologne. Personal narratives. Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Buchenwald (Concentration camp)

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