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Spring's end, a memoir, by John Freund ; maps by Martin Gilbert

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Spring's end, a memoir, by John Freund ; maps by Martin Gilbert

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spring's end

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

by John Freund ; maps by Martin Gilbert

Series statement

Azrieli series of Holocaust survivor memoirs. Series I

Sub title

a memoir

Summary

"Into a new world I was brought by a dream / Never to see blood spilled again / But can I really throw away / The dreams that soiled my youth?" A young boy who loved soccer as much as he loved to write, Spring's End tells how John Freund's joyful childhood is shattered by the German invasion of his homeland, Czechoslovakia. Hoping at first that the conflict and persecution would soon blow over, John's Jewish family suffers through the systematic erosion of their rights only to be deported to Theresienstadten route to the Auschwitz death camp. John’s loss of innocence and suffering are made all the more poignant as his vivid words reveal an unwavering faith in humanity, determined optimism and commitment to rebuilding his life in Canada

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