“Surviving Hitler” is a book about a Jewish boy in the Nazi camps written by Andrea Warren. Jack Mandelbaum is a twelve-year-old boy living a normal life in Gdynia, Poland when rumors start of a German bombing campaign against Poland. For safety, Jack, his mother, sister and brother travel to stay with his Grandfather, leaving his father behind. Soon after, Germany invades Poland, sparking World War II and German troops and tanks enter the town. The Mandelbaums move to their uncle’s home and their rights are slowly dissipated. Then, Jack is taken away from his family and is moved from Auschwitz to Gross-Rosen and then Doernhau. In Auschwitz he meets a boy named Aaron who helps Jack adjust to life in the camps. In Gross-Rosen he meets another boy named Moniek. Together, Jack and Moniek are able to get the highest job for prisoners, as cooks. The little bit of food they steal from the kitchen is the difference between life and death. One morning in Doernhau, the prisoners wake up and realize that all the guards have left and they are free. They leave the camp and seek refuge in a town not far from the
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One fact that I did not know was how to Nazis got rid of lice. When prisoners arrived at the camps they were doused in a chemical disinfectant. The solution burned and men even screamed from the ordeal. Another detail I learned was the footwear given to prisoners. They were given wooden ankle high canvas tops. Since they were made of wood and want pass their ankles, it made moving extremely difficult and painful. In addition, the food situation was horrific. The occasional bread the prisoners had used sawdust as a filler. The taste was terrible but the prisoners were so hungry they ate it anyway. Also, grass was a common food for prisoners. Camps had no grass because the prisoners were so desperate they ate all of it. I have learned many facts but there are still many more to
One fact that I did not know was how to Nazis got rid of lice. When prisoners arrived at the camps they were doused in a chemical disinfectant. The solution burned and men even screamed from the ordeal. Another detail I learned was the footwear given to prisoners. They were given wooden ankle high canvas tops. Since they were made of wood and want pass their ankles, it made moving extremely difficult and painful. In addition, the food situation was horrific. The occasional bread the prisoners had used sawdust as a filler. The taste was terrible but the prisoners were so hungry they ate it anyway. Also, grass was a common food for prisoners. Camps had no grass because the prisoners were so desperate they ate all of it. I have learned many facts but there are still many more to