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"Sevek and The Holocaust - The Boy Who Refused to Die"

Sidney Finkel is a Holocaust survivor who tells the story of his childhood vividly and honestly. History, courage, luck, and foolhardiness took him on a journey from Poland in 1939 at the age of seven to Buchenwald, Germany; Terenstadt, Czechoslovakia; and finally, as a teenager, to Windmere, England in 1945.

What Teachers Say About Sidney Finkel

"They continue to talk about you every day, at school and at home. This past week, I had conferences with their parents, and many of the parents spoke about you as if they had met you personally. They feel as if they have." Suzanne Sapasnik

"My students have been greatly affected by the book, "Sevek & the Holocaust". Though her story (Anne Frank) is inspiring, "Sevek & the Holocaust" is even more so because it goes into graphic detail about what Sevek went through and survived. I will teach Sevek & the Holocaust every year I am a middle school teacher from now on." Ambre Weston

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Eighth Grade Students React to "Sevek and the Holocaust"

“I almost saw myself there with you through out the book. Before reading “Sevek” I read the book “Diary of Anne Frank” and even reading that didn’t really put into prospective the tragedies of the Holocaust like your book did.”   Donny

“After I read your book, I kind of thought that hearing you would be just the same, but it was really amazing to see you in person, and hear you talk of your experiences.”   Amanda

“I read your story in my reading class. I got really addicted to it. I literally couldn’t put it down. This book brought me to tears at time, but it also put a smile on my face.”   Katie

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"Sevek and the Holocaust" the Latest Reviews

“It will move all those who want to know why, in those dark times of evil, so much suffering was inflicted on children your age. You know how deeply I feel about memory. Many readers will thank you for yours." ELIE WIESEL

“An honest and awe-inspiring tale of bittersweet survival in the face of great odds and oppression. Touching and moving without melodrama or pomp -- a memoir to read and from which to learn.”   Kirkus Reviews

“This is a story of the Holocaust told through the voice and eyes of a boy who lived through it, saw all its horrors, and survived. Through his memories we are brought very close indeed to a terrifying time of destruction. ”   SIR MARTIN GILBERT

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