My Survival

The astonishing true story of a girl who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler, ofSchindler's List fame.Rena Finder was only eleven when the Nazis forced her and her family -- along with all the other Jewishfamilies -- into the ghetto in Krakow, Poland. Rena worked as a slave laborer with scarcely any food andwatched as friends and family were sent away.Then Rena and her mother ended up working for Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who employedJewish prisoners in his factory and kept them fed and healthy. But Rena's nightmares were not over. She andher mother were deported to the concentration camp Auschwitz. With great cunning, it was Schindler who setout to help them escape.Here in her own words is Rena's gripping story of survival, perseverance, tragedy, and hope. Includingpictures from Rena's personal collection and from the time period, this unforgettable memoir introduces youngreaders to an astounding and necessary piece of history.