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Description of  Lily's Promise: Holding On to Hope Through Auschwitz and BeyondA Story for All Generations [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B09CRZ3HC5 | 2022 | 8 hours and 54 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 245 MB In this life-affirming intergenerational memoir, Lily Ebert, a Holocaust survivor, and her great-grandson, Dov Forman, come together to share her storyan unforgettable tale of resilience and resistance. On Yom Kippur, 1944, fighting to stay alive as a prisoner in Auschwitz, Lily Ebert made a promise to herself. She would survive the hell she was in and tell the world her story, for everyone who couldn't. Now, at 98, this remarkable womanand TikTok sensation, thanks to the help of her 18-year-old great-grandsonfulfills that vow, relaying the details of her harrowing experiences with candor, charm, and an overflowing heart. In these chapters, she writes movingly about her happy childhood in Hungary, the death of her mother and two youngest siblings on their arrival at Auschwitz, and her determination to keep her two other sisters safe. She describes the inhumanity of the camp and the small acts of defiance that gave her strength. Lily lost so much, but she built a new life for herself and her family, first in Israel and then in London. Dov knows that it is up to younger people like him to keep Lily's promise. He and Lily bridge the generation gap to share her experience, reminding us of the joy that accompanies the solemn responsibility of keeping the pastand our storiesalive.