Gifts from the Enemy [signed by Holocaust survivor Alter Wiener & author] Trudy Ludwig / Illustrated by Craig Orback ~ moral courage

Title: Gifts from the Enemy

Author: Trudy Ludwig / Illustrated by Craig Orback

Description: Signed on title page by both author Trudy Ludwig and Holocaust survivor Alter Wiener, upon whose autobiography the book is based. Pictorial boards with matching dust jacket (now in an archival mylar sleeve). Foot of spine bumped, else like new. [32] pages. 9.25 x 11.25 inches.

The survival story of Alter Wiener (1926-2018), the only member of a his family to survive the Holocaust. He spent three of his teen years in five Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz.

From the front flap: "an unexpected person demonstrated moral courage in repeated acts of kindness toward him [Alter]... Gifts from the Enemy shows how acts of social justice and kindness can change lives... a valuable and timely resource to help children understand in an age-appropriate way the dangers of hatred, stereotyping, and prejudice."


Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: VG+

Publisher: White Cloud Press / The HumanKIND Project
Place: Ashland, Oregon
Year: 2014

ISBN: 9781935952978

Keywords: Alter Wiener, Holocaust, children's, Jews, Poland, Chrzanow, juvenile, biography, personal narrative, Holocaust survivors, Auschwitz, concentration camps,