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Giants: The Dwarfs of Auschwitz | Eilat Negev, Yehuda Koren
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During the 1930s and 40s the Lilliput Troupe, a beloved and successful family of singers and actors, dazzled with their vaudeville programme and unique performances. The only all-dwarf show of the time, their small stature earned them fame - and, ironically, ultimately saved their lives. As Hitler's war descended, the Ovitz family - seven of whom were dwarfs - was plunged into the horrors of the darkest moments in modern history. Descending from the cattle train into the death camp of Auschwitz, they were separated from other Jewish victims on the orders of one Dr Joseph Mengele, the 'Angel of Death'. Obsessed with eugenics, Dr Mengele carried out a series of loathsome experiments on the family and developed a disturbing fondness for his human lab-rats, so much so that when the Russian army liberated Auschwitz, all members of the family - the youngest, a baby boy just eighteen months old; the oldest, a 58-year-old woman - were still alive. Based on exhaustive research and interviews with Perla Ovitz, the troupe's last-surviving member, and scores of Auschwitz survivors, authors Yehuda Koren and Eilat Negev deftly describe the moving and inspirational story of this remarkable family and their indomitable will to survive.
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Onomatopoeia
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I‘m fascinated by WWII history. The real life Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz. I‘m happy that I‘m done with school work for the semester - I can read for fun again!

BookNAround I had no idea! How fascinating. 5y
Eggs That sounds like a great read! 5y
britt_brooke This is definitely an interesting one! 5y
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clairehaye
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I do not want to ruin this story for anyone so will describe the book by only saying it is; heart breaking, harrowing, brutal, honest, awe inspiring and highlights the importance of family!

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clairehaye
Giants: The Dwarfs of Auschwitz | Eilat Negev, Yehuda Koren
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Not particularly festive given subject is Auschwitz but think will be interesting and awe inspiring.

Amiable This book looks interesting! Stacked 5y
clairehaye Yeah think might be emotional but very interesting 5y
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candc320
Giants: The Dwarfs of Auschwitz | Eilat Negev, Yehuda Koren
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My B & N book haul from today!

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britt_brooke
Giants: The Dwarfs of Auschwitz | Eilat Negev, Yehuda Koren
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Random, but I saw this book at goodwill and thought I‘d mention it. I read it a couple of years ago. It‘s a nonfiction account of some of the fucked up experimentation Mengele performed on what he perceived as medical oddities. This family is pretty fascinating. #tbrtemptation

GondorGirl I've read this one too. Well written, but heartbreaking. 6y
Libby1 My mother-in-law was just speaking with me about this story this morning! 6y
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britt_brooke @Libby1 It‘s so fascinating but heartbreaking. 6y
TricksyTails I need to read this. Have you read 6y
prowlix There's a documentary about them called The Seven Dwarves of Auschwitz which I recommend too. 6y
OrangeMooseReads I‘ve seen this one multiple times at B&N and have thought about picking it up. 6y
britt_brooke @prowlix Good to know - thanks! 6y
britt_brooke @tricksytails No, I haven‘t. I‘m not sure I‘d be interested in a fictional account, but I have heard good things about the book. Maybe one day! 6y
britt_brooke @OrangeMooseReads That‘s where I first saw it. Seems like I bought the ebook in the end. It‘s worth a read. 6y
shawnmooney Thanks for reminding me about this - it was @LeahBergen who first brought it to my attention. 😍 6y
britt_brooke @shawnmooney 😊👍🏻 6y
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LeahBergen
Giants: The Dwarfs of Auschwitz | Eilat Negev, Yehuda Koren
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The Lilliput Troupe (an all-dwarf Jewish family) was a successful vaudeville act in the 1930's until Hitler came into power. Somehow, they all survived Auschwitz AND Mengele's experiments. #Inspiring or what? #PhotoADayNov16 #NonfictionNovember

Cinfhen I love your choice, definitely not a book or story I was familiar with! 7y
Notafraidofwords Wasn't familiar with this. 7y
Notafraidofwords Thank you. 7y
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LauraBeth You win the day 7y
LauraBeth And I'm stacking it 😀 7y
Leniverse Wow. I mean, what can you say? Wow. Thanks for posting this! 7y
RealLifeReading Ok that is just amazing and Inspiring 7y
tasha There's a short doc on YouTube about this family. Warwick Davis is the presenter of it 7y
LeahBergen @tasha Cool! He does the intro to this book. 7y
BethFishReads Totally new to me. Must investigate 7y
britt_brooke I read this a few months ago! Interesting family. 7y
prowlix There is a documentary available on Netflix called the Seven Dwarves of Auschwitz about this family! It is amazing 😉 7y
LeahBergen @prowlix Ohhh, thanks! 😀 7y
shawnmooney Good Lord, you have a knack for finding bizarrely fascinating history books, don't you! :-) 7y
LeahBergen @shawnmooney Haha! Hmm... now that you mention it 🤔 7y
Zelma @shawnmooney makes an excellent point and I, for one, am very thankful. I love oddball history books. 7y
KVanRead 😮 7y
Cinfhen So I just had a #bookishcoincidence Im currently reading Mischling and the Rabinowitz family appears in the story. I ❤️when stories collide, until yesterday I never heard of them... 7y
LeahBergen @Cinfhen That's so cool! I bought Mischling a little while ago and actually wondered if this family would show up in it. 7y
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britt_brooke
Giants: The Dwarfs of Auschwitz | Eilat Negev, Yehuda Koren
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Totally random and bizarre, but an interesting look into the lives of those who lived through that asshole Mengele's experiments.