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Social Science Jewish Studies

Inside the Walls

by (author) Eddie Klein

Publisher
The Azrieli Foundation
Initial publish date
May 2016
Category
Jewish Studies, 20th Century, Historical
Recommended Age
14 to 18
Recommended Grade
9 to 12
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781988065205
    Publish Date
    May 2016
    List Price
    $14.99

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Description

An idealist and a dreamer, young Icchok Klein writes poetry in the Lodz ghetto, a talent that leads to him to be rescued by a tight inner circle, where he comes under the protective wing of the chairman of the Council of Elders, Mordechai Rumkowski. In a flash, Icchok’s life takes a decidedly different path, giving him a birds-eye view of a house of privilege and a polarizing, controversial figure. But in August 1944, Icchok’s fate spirals when he is among those transported from the ghetto and he is forced to face, alone, each precarious moment.

About the author

Eddie (Icchok) Klein was born in Sieradz, Poland, in 1927. He immigrated to British Mandate Palestine in 1945, where he was drafted into the military, working for the Palmach and later the Air Force, doing mechanical repairs. Eddie married his wife, Miriam, in Tel Aviv in 1955; they immigrated to Canada in 1956, settling in Montreal, where Eddie still lives.

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