The Mascot, (Paperback)

from Bettesbooks

Horrifying in its reality. Repressed memories with no living person to confirm only bits and pieces of documentation. How terrifying for the child while living, but more horrific as an adult living with these pop up reminders coated with a layers of anxiety. The sadness when the Holocaust people ...

from ilive2read

Stunning! Many things about this book reminded me of Roots - especially the unbelievable coincidences that make it possible for a person to rediscover their "roots" when it seems impossible or at least unreasonable. A Jewish boy of five escapes murder at the hands of the Nazis only to be turned o...

from karalawyer

one of the best books i have ever read.The story is almost unbelievable. And I probably wouldn't have believed it had there not been photos documenting the story.This would make an amazing movie as well

from BrendaWarner

I really enjoyed the unfolding story in this book. It was enlightening on many levels. It was enjoyable to me as someone who is very interested in WWII History and the stories of the Holocaust, but it was also enlightening to me as someone who has a degree in Psychology. The author goes into grea...

from TimBazzett

I tried hard to get into this book, but I found the writing style to be excruciatingly tedious, overly melodramatic and filled with unnecessary "padding." The recreated conversations and the "voice" which Kurzem gives to his father's vague, exaggerated and perhaps false memories is quite simply n...