Rena's Promise : A Story of Sisters in Auschwitz (Paperback)

from emily.ann

I devoured this book. I hate to think about the horrific things that concentration camps were, but I had to keep reading about what Rena and her friends experienced there. It seems like it has to be fake, but then I have to remind myself that this was real and people actually had to live through ...

from 1forthebooks

A captivating and heartwrenching story of courage, selflessness, hope, and survival. This book was eye opening and humbling as Rena shared her tale of survival in Auschwitz while trying to remain humane and trying to keep her promise to her sister. Although it takes place during the Holocaust, th...

from JanaRose1

This is the second or third time I have read this compelling and interesting story. Rena, was on the first transport of women into Auschwitz and she survived to tell about the three years spent in the camp. Her sister, Danka joined her is Auschwitz a few days later. Together, they managed to surv...

from mom2acat

This is the true story of Rena Kornreich. She was among the first 998 women transported to Auschwitz in March 1942. Soon after she got there, she was reunited with her younger sister Danka, and made a promise that she would take care of Danka and someday, bring her back home. They spent 3 years a...

from KWROLSEN

Rena and Danka were Polish Jews that spent their childhood in a loving home. In 1942, however, things changed for the worse. Both sisters found themselves in concentration camps with very little food, exposed to the elements, and living in substandard conditions. It is hard to put into words the ...