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0300054475 pdf The little children had little parents in the [twins] block [in Auschwitz]. For example, I was a little mama for twins, two girls named Evichka and HankaMy sister was the mother for Hanka and I was the mother for EvichkaEvichka told me that she got a mother and a father, but that they had gone away on transport. The twins were four years old. I said to her, I will be your mother. She said, But you are only sixteen years old it doesnt matter? I said, No, it doesnt matter because it is more important that we are together and that we are not alone. You have a mother and I have a daughter. Magda Magda Somogyi Many books have been written about the experiences of Jews in Nazi Europe. None, however, has focused on the persecution of the most vulnerable members of the Jewish communityits children. This powerful and moving book by Deborah Dwork relates the history of these children for the first time. Read more