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Escape to Freedom
Author(s): Leon Rubinstein (Author)
- Publisher: Hamilton Books
- Publication Date: 27 Mar. 2007
- Language: English
- Print length: 142 pages
- ISBN-10: 0761836918
- ISBN-13: 9780761836919
Book Description
Throughout this deeply felt story is Rubinsteins awareness of his transformation from adolescence to young manhood amid the catastrophic losses and dislocations of the war years in Europe. His personal story resonates with anyone who remembers discovering love, as well as the necessity of choices and sacrifices.
Editorial Reviews
Review
The Species ought to be grateful that Leon Rubinstein”s memory is so sharp and his writing so strong. — Daniel A. Rose, author of Hiding Places
Rubinstein…brings attention to what he calls ”the ultimate obscenity of mankind”…The whole saga of his narrow escape is spellbinding. — Tom Collins
Leon Rubinstein”s Escape to Freedom is something above and beyond a conventional Holocaust memoir. …the story itself would make a great movie. …He talks frequently to school groups, so that they may understand the events of 60 and 70 years ago directly, in a way that will leave no room for doubt. — Scott Eyman, Books Editor
In a testimony at once incredible and truthful, Leon Rubinstein weaves the facts of history with his own personal history, building a positive vision of tolerance and understanding for future generations. More than a Holocaust memoir, Escape to Freedom is a loving lesson in the moral energy of memory. Rubinstein”s compelling story is entirely engaging on every level. — Sandy Flitterman-Lewis, Rutgers University, Organizer of the conference, Hidden Voices: Childhood, the Family, and Anti-Semitism in Occupation France
