- Summary
- "While this book is a first-hand account of a Hungarian family destroyed in the murderous Holocaust as well as those who survived, it is also the story of two men from different generations who discover each other's existence to remember and record their family's history."The Fittest Survivor" provides an insightful and under-reported aspect of World War II history, refracted through the personal perspective, and courageous life of one notable forced slave labor survivor, Vilmos Abeles. Through the sharp memory of Vilmos Abeles, the author, Sigmund Abeles, discovers his heretofore unknown patrilineal heritage. At two years old, the author's mother left his abusive father, taking him, an only child, from Jewish Orthodox Brooklyn, New York to non-Jewish South Carolina, where she raised him with almost no contact with his father or his father's family. As the years passed, and the desire to know more about his father's side of the family grew stronger, Sigmund Abeles discovered his father's cousin, Vilmos Abeles, already 90. Thus began the series of interviews over a five-year period that provided Sigmund Abeles with a treasury of family facts to paint the tapestry of the Abeles family. A Story of Survival and Remembering - from the Holocaust and post-World War II Era"--Back cover
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Abeles, Sigmund, 1934- author, illustrator.
- Published
- Jacksonville, FL : Mazo Publishers Jerusalem, Israel : Chaim Mazo, [2019]
©2019
- Locale
- Hungary
United States
Hongrie
États-Unis
- Contents
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My cousin Vilmos Abeles
The story of Vilmos
Notes from living hell
Vilmos' memories of his life, tribulations and escapes
From slave labor to freedom
Learning about my family roots from Vilmos
Carrying Vilmos' memories back to his home
Finding a father and losing a friend
An afterword and a memorial.
- Notes
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"All of the drawings and paintings of Vilmos Abeles that are included in this book were made by Sigmund Abeles"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references.
My cousin Vilmos Abeles -- The story of Vilmos -- Notes from living hell -- Vilmos' memories of his life, tribulations and escapes -- From slave labor to freedom -- Learning about my family roots from Vilmos -- Carrying Vilmos' memories back to his home -- Finding a father and losing a friend -- An afterword and a memorial.
