The boy who painted Auschwitz. Giv. T.

In June 1943, 13-year-old Thomas and his mother, after long persecution, were deported to the Auschwitz camp. In the men's camp, Aushwitz I Thomas was far from his mother, and in order to save his life, he had to do difficult work. Despite the cruelty that reigned around, Thomas did not lose his will to life and was looking for light where he seemed to be impossible to find. He was determined and drew in detail what was happening in the German concentration camps of Auschwitz. The drawings were not preserved, but after almost two years spent in inhuman conditions, Thomas was released and again began to draw what he had to go through. The book includes 26 drawings.

“In my memoirs, I shed light on the cruelty and evil of the world, which no one should have learned about - but historical justice has triumphed. However, the most important thing is that they tell about life in the camps. As we, the prisoners, survived and tried not to lose heart, clutching at every glimpse of humanity and kindness in the neighbors and in ourselves, surrounded by total cruelty. In the center of all this, a unique story unfolded about us, young, who was destined to grow up and form in camps, cherishing the power of unity, friendship and hope. ”