Spring's End

Freund, John

ISBN 10: 1897470037 / ISBN 13: 9781897470039

Edité par Azrieli Foundation, Toronto, 2014

A propos de cet article

(The Azrieli Series of Holocaust Survivor Memoirs # 4) The Azrieli Series of Holocaust Survivor Memoirs are published by the Azrieli Foundation through a unique, non-profit program established in 2005 to preserve and share the written memoirs of those who survived the 20th-century Nazi genocide of the Jews of Europe and later made their way to Canada. York University's Centre for Jewish Studies provided the program with scholarly assistance and guidance for the publication of the memoirs. Intended for a broad audience, the series allows readers to bear witness to the experiences of European Jews through the eyes of fellow Canadians. Originally published in 2007.101p.+ plates, index.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Spring's End
• Éditeur: Azrieli Foundation, Toronto
• Date de parution: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1897470037
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781897470039
• Reliure: Trade Paperback
• Édition: 1st.Canadian Edition.
• Impression: 3rd Printing
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

"Into a new world I was brought by a dream

Never to see blood spilled again

But can I really throw away

The dreams that soiled my youth?"

A young boy who loved soccer as much as he loved to write, Spring's End tells how John Freund's joyful childhood is shattered by the German invasion of his homeland, Czechoslovakia. Hoping at first that the conflict and persecution would soon blow over, John's Jewish family suffers through the systematic erosion of their rights only to be deported to Theresienstadten route to the Auschwitz death camp. John's loss of innocence and suffering are made all the more poignant as his vivid words reveal an unwavering faith in humanity, determined optimism and commitment to rebuilding his life in Canada.

À propos de l?auteur

John Freund was born in 1930 in Ceské Budejovice, a town located south of Prague, in Czechoslovakia. At the age of twelve, he was deported with his family to the Theresienstadt camp in the Czech garrison town of Terezin and then, in December 1943, to Auschwitz. In January 1945, the Nazis evacuated the camp and John was forced on a death march ahead of the advancing Soviet army from January to April 1945. He was liberated by American troops in 1945. In March 1948, John immigrated to Toronto. He became a chartered accountant and, in 1959, married his wife, Nora. They raised three daughters and are proud grandparents who still travel the world.