Book Review Of A Thousand Years Growing Up In The Holocaust By Livia Bitton Jackson

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I have lived a Thousand Years Growing up in the Holocaust
This book is written by Livia Bitton Jackson and is a historical recollection horror. It’s about Elli Friedman the author of my book review when she was thirteen. The Nazi forced her and her family into a Jewish ghetto during the World War II in March 1944. As a survivor she has chosen to write down her own experiences of the Holocaust. The book covers 40 chapters that explain the survival tactics and some marked events in chronological different camps they got through. For the purpose of my book evaluation, I will divide those 40 chapters by three sections: life before holocaust, during holocaust, and freedom. I will also express my opinion.
The first section, the life before holocaust, …show more content…

At the beginning of her hard life, Elli got hurt during liquidation. Because she just got a new bike for her birthday gift that she didn’t want to give it up. It’s the anniversary gift of a little girl of thirteen year old. At this age she doesn’t fully grasp the depth of the situation. Elli’s father decided to buries some jewels, making sure that Elli and the rest of the family know their location. He told her that he didn’t know who will survive so she must remember the spot. They are going to become innocent Holocaust victims.
All Jews were moved to the ghetto at seventeen kilometers away. The ghetto is crowded with no privacy. The able - bodied men from eighteen to forty- five were sent to a labor camp. The rest were forced to walk a great distance and were shipped by train to Auschwitz. From Auschwitz, they went to other camps such as Plaszow, factory in Germany, Augsburg, Muhldorf, and Dachau. It’s a long way to go empty stomached. Before reaching freedom, Elli went through many strategies and develops many survivals’ tactics. Strategies of survival become reflexes because each camp with new leader and its