Review: The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A True Story of Family and Survival

The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A True Story of Family and Survival by Jeremy Dronfield
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received an ARC of this book through a Goodreads Giveaway.

This book was very educational. While reading this I realized just how much teachings about the Holocaust in school is sugar coated. Notwithstanding the the subject matter, this book was written in a way that made it an enjoyable read. Sometimes I find that non-fiction books read like a boring history text book, but this was good.

Each point of view change is denoted with a Hebrew phrase. I had to go to a translator to find out what the phrases meant. To assist anyone else wondering what the phrases are, I have included them below:

אבא – father
משפחה – family
בת – daughter
בן – son
אמא – mother
דוד – uncle
אח – brother
בן דוד – cousin
אחים – siblings
אם וכת – if so
אכ וכן – oh yes

** Please note: I do not speak, read, or write Hebrew. I am neither a linguist nor an expert in languages. If anything is inaccurate, please let me know. **

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2020 - A book with more than 20 letters in its title.

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