The world of my past

This remarkable Holocaust memoir recounts the harrowing experiences of a young man who faced the full extent of Nazi terror. He survived the Lodz ghetto and Auschwitz-Birkenau, where his parents perished, and endured three additional concentration camps: Althammer, Dora, and Bergen-Belsen. Despite his survival, he lost his brother and witnessed the murder of six million of his people. Abraham Biderman wrote this memoir to honor a promise made to his mother, who urged him to remember the atrocities they faced. He hopes this account will serve as a legacy for future generations to understand and remember the horrors of the mid-twentieth century. The memoir stands as a powerful personal testimony and a stark indictment of those who enabled these horrific events. Critics have described it as "unbearably moving" and "profoundly disturbing," likening it to the works of Primo Levi and Elie Wiesel. The vivid and haunting narrative captures the dignity and clarity of a journey that must never be repeated. An extract reveals the turmoil and fear experienced during a train journey to Auschwitz, where the protagonist grapples with the impending doom. The stark contrast between the joy of Polish peasants and the grim reality of the train's cargo underscores the chilling indifference to human suffering. As the train approaches its destination, the atmosphere is filled with panic, foreshadowing the horrors that await.