Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love

Russia, Russian-heritage, Poland, gestapo, historical-places-events, historical-research, history-and-culture, Jewish, love, family, friendship, survival, survivor's guilt***** How can a shiksa boomer born in Milwaukee possibly appreciate the trials, tribulations, and journeys of the people in this book. Well, start with the area my grandparents came from (all four), add in my calling as a nurse in the inner city, and finish up with a familiarity since childhood with the family names of a large number of the people in this book. I learned a lot about the Russian Poles that I never heard at home, and little of it was good. Did you know that so many of the partisans remained adamantly antisemitic during the war? Can you imagine living in a dense forest with thirty or more people in an underground bunker for almost two years with little food, clothing, water, sanitation or ability to care for the sick. Can you imagine having to do surgery with a kitchen knife and no anesthesia or pain killers other than whiskey. Still they survived. And no less brave or stubborn than those who were caught, tortured, and murdered. But this book celebrates the triumphs and positives of people who went through incredibly severe trials and came out on top. And it is a labor of love and incredible research and cooperation from people who find it all indescribably painful to talk about. I am totally impressed with everyone associated with this story and agree NEVER AGAIN. I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from St. Martin's Press via NetGalley. Thank you!

5 Stars, Inspiring testament of endurance, love, and jubilation INTO THE FOREST by Rebecca Frankel Morris and Miriam Rabinowitz, their two young daughters along with their extended families had everything stolen from them and everyone was placed into a newly constructed ghetto at Zhetel. They saw what was beginning to occur with the executions and knew that they had to stay alive at any cost. Since Morris was a forester, he knew the surrounding woods quite well and had made several good life-long Chrisitan friends who would help them in their struggle for survival. Morris decided that they would go hide in the forest instead of allowing themselves to be exterminated by the overzealous nazis who were trying to take over their world. #neverforget #holocaust #ww2 I am quite thankful to #stmartinspress for the complimentary copy of #intotheforest I was under no obligation to post a review.