Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II

From Auschwitz with Love is the story of the love between two sisters that emerged from a realm in which everything conspired against any such love. It is introspective and penetrating, taking the reader into the souls of the survivors of the Event and its aftermath, into the souls that were themselves the target of the Nazi evil. While the book's historical detail alone marks it as an invaluable contribution to Holocaust studies, its testimony to the dearness of human life threatened by the Holocaust makes it even more so. Indeed, with his elegance of style Daniel Seymour weaves a personal tale that transcends the history to take us into the depth dimension of the Shoah.

David Patterson, Hillel A. Feinberg Professor of Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas

From Auschwitz with Love is a fascinating book about the life stories of Manci and Ruth Grunberger. It is the story of the Holocaust, survival and rescue. At the same time, this is also the story of infinite love between two sisters. The love shapes who they become as individuals and gives them the strength to survive Auschwitz, cope with the rescue and temporary stay in Sweden, and with challenges of building new lives in the US. This well-written book is both captivating and insightful, and, as such, it is an important new contribution to Holocaust studies.

Roland Kosti?, Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Research Senior Lecturer in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden

From Auschwitz with Love is written with and for two sisters loving care by Daniel Seymour. Written in the first-person voice, the reader is transcended to their locale, witnessing the horrors of the Holocaust through their young eyes. Interwoven between the juxtaposing chapters is accurate historical information, so that the reader can put their experiences in context. What unfolds is an immersive read, and a real page-turner as the reader relives their hopes, dreams and fears.

Millie Jasper, Executive Director, Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center, White Plains, NY. 

This inspiring memoir of two sisters' survival, devotion, success, and love is an authentic and an important contribution to giving women their voices. Daniel Seymour used their own words to write this book, which also includes his own short but scholarly background texts that give the sisters' testimony historical context. From Auschwitz with Love is, indeed, a love story between Manci and Ruth Grunberger.

Rochelle Saidel, Founder and Executive Director, Remember the Women Institute and author of The Jewish Women of Ravensbruck Concentration Camp  

Daniel Seymour writes an eye-opening and painfully insightful book peering into the personal lives of Manci and Ruth Grunberger, two teenaged sisters, trapped in Hitler's death camps, who endured the horrors of the Holocaust and survived. This story will grip your heart, make you angry, and show you the true meaning of love. I highly recommend From Auschwitz with Love.

Denise George, co-author of The Secret Holocaust Diaries

This urgent memoir offers new light on one of history's darkest moments and stands firmly against deniers' rejections of documented history. Seymour gives voice to Manci's and Ruthie's courage and survival as well as their incredible bond that testifies to the strength of the human spirit.

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