Alicia Paperback – 14 August 2014

very beautifull and inspiring caractere

Read this in highschool and finally found it on Amazon. Great story, sad, informative, a must read to fully understand what happened.

We must not forget the suffering and hardship these you.g people suffered and never allow it to o happen .again.

Greatly written biography. This book shows us what a person can do in times of war,hardships,degradation and death . She was very flexible, inventive and smart always using her talents to survive. But still retaining her compassion and love for others. A truly great book to read!

There is so much to learn from this gripping account of the suffering & struggles of children & their relatives at the end of & immediately after the 2nd World War. Alicia's story is enlightening, uplifting as well as enjoyable.Jackie

This eye witness account of the holocaust in Poland is so horrific it would be too depressing to read, if it weren't for the author's lucid, straight forward prose. Alicia Jurman was 13 years old when she fought for survival against literally impossible odds in southeastern Poland and witnessed the destruction of her entire family, friends and neighbors. Her survival was accomplished through truly incredible pluck, strength of character, resourcefulness, and unbelievable good luck.We already know (or should know) all about the horrors of the holocaust: the depth of depravity to which the human soul can sink; and we know that to forget this worst of all possible nightmares is to face another genocide in our lifetime (we already have in Darfur, Rwanda, Bosnia, and elsewhere).What distinguishes "Alicia: My Story" despite the unspeakable horror is this horror as viewed through the eyes of a girl who simply refuses to give in and give up. She is an amazingly strong girl who used everything she had to survive. And she tells the story in a matter of fact way that propels the narrative forward and keeps the reader turning the pages to find out what happens next.If one has never been exposed to what went on during World War Two, this excellent book is the perfect place to start.