Spring's End
- Publisher
- Azrieli Foundation
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2007
- Category
- Jewish Studies, Historical, 20th Century
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781897470909
- Publish Date
- Sep 2007
- List Price
- $6.99
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Description
A young boy who loved soccer as much as he loved to write, John Freund describes how his 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 Theresienstadt – en route to the Auschwitz-Birkenau 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.
About the author
John Freund was born in 1930 in České Budějovice, a town located south of Prague, in Czechoslovakia. He was liberated by American troops in 1945 and in March 1948, John immigrated to Toronto. He and his wife, Nora, live in Toronto.