"Reminiscent of Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel . . . Buergenthal [speaks] most eloquently for the millions of Holocaust victims who cannot." ― The OklahomanForeword by Elie WieselWith a New Afterword by the AuthorThomas Buergenthal arrived at Auschwitz at age ten after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Separated first from his mother and then his father, Buergenthal managed by his wits and some remarkable strokes...

Thomas Buergenthal, now a Judge in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, tells his astonishing experiences as a young boy in his memoir A Lucky Child. He arrived at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Separated first from his mother and then his father, Buergenthal managed by his wits and some remarkable strokes of luck to survive on his own. Almost two years after his liberation, Buergenthal was miraculously reunited with his moth...