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Miracle - Michael Calvin, Naftali Schiff

Miracle

The Boys Who Escaped the Gas Chamber in Auschwitz
Buch | Softcover
272 Seiten
2026
Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group) (Verlag)
9780857507907 (ISBN)
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'A dramatic, poignant and astonishing untold story of the Holocaust.' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE

An unforgettable testament to hope and the bonds of brotherhood, Miracle reveals the untold story of the boys who escaped the gas chamber in Auschwitz, the only known group of Holocaust survivors to walk away from the jaws of the Nazi killing machine.

Early on the morning of October 10, 1944, eight-hundred boys, aged between 13 and 17, were taken out of Block 11 at Auschwitz. The night before, during a visit by Dr Josef Mengele, their identification cards had been stamped with a solitary German word – gestorben – 'died' in English. They were then marched by 25 bayonet-wielding SS men to Crematorium 5, stripped, and herded into a gas chamber.

This book is the story of a true-life miracle of the fifty-one boys who were pulled from that gas chamber – the only Holocaust survivors known to have escaped such a close brush with the Nazi killing machine – and given a second chance at life. A life, of course, that would be so horrifically snatched from those around them.

Based on the first-hand testimonies of six of the boys, six survivors whose stories are shared in this book for the very first time, Miracle interweaves the lives of the boys and the grander sweep of history in which they were held. The result is an unforgettable tale of hope, faith and fortitude in the face of one of the worst crimes against humanity.

Michael Calvin (Author) Michael Calvin is an award-winning writer and Sunday Times bestselling author, whose books have been hailed for their insight and influence. He has collaborated with such celebrated sportsmen as Sir Alastair Cook, Dylan Hartley and Gareth Thomas, and is the only writer to win the British Sports Book of the Year award in successive years. Most recently, and in a wider context, he has collaborated on critically acclaimed autobiographies of Toby Gutteridge, a quadriplegic former Special Forces Soldier, and of Josef Lewkowicz, a Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter. Naftali Schiff (Author) Rabbi Naftali Schiff is a leading social entrepreneur and innovator who has conceived and built numerous successful educational organizations working to ensure vibrant Jewish futures. He is also a globally renowned collator of the testimonies of Holocaust survivors and documentary film maker. He has personally interviewed over two hundred Holocaust survivors to ensure their testimonies, legacy and values are preserved for future generations. An indefatigable font of creativity, Naftali is committed to constantly identifying new pathways and vehicles in order to inspire today’s younger generation.

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