{"product_id":"the-survivor-josef-lewkowicz","title":"The Survivor – Josef Lewkowicz","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"desktop-product-header\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary true story of the Holocaust survivor who endured six death camps before joining the hunt for the Nazis and bringing his tormentors to justice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A riveting, compelling, mesmerizing journey. Josef Lewkowicz is a hero in every sense of the word. \u003ci\u003eThe Survivor\u003c\/i\u003e both terrifies us and inspires us. It’s a must read.’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTova Friedman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Daughter of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the last great untold stories of the Holocaust, \u003ci\u003eThe Survivor\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing account of one man’s unbreakable spirit, unshakeable faith, and extraordinary courage in the face of evil.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt only sixteen years old, Josef Lewkowicz became a number, prisoner 85314. Following the Nazi invasion of Poland, he and his father were separated from their family and herded to the Krak w-Plasz w concentration camp. Forced to carry out hard labour in brutal conditions, and to live under the constant threat of extreme violence and sudden death, before the war was over Josef would witness the unique horrors of six of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, Mauthausen and Ebensee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom salt mines to forced marches, summary executions to Amstetten, where prisoners were used as human shields in Allied bombing, Josef lived under the spectre of death for many years. When he was liberated from Ebensee at the end of the war, conditions were amongst the worst witnessed by allied forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his freedom, Josef returned home to find that he was the only one left alive in an extended family of 150. Compelled by the need to do \u003ci\u003esomething\u003c\/i\u003e to avenge that loss, he joined the Jewish police while still in a displaced persons’ camp, and was recruited as an intelligence officer for the US Army who gave him a team to search for Nazis in hiding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst rounding up SS leaders, he played a critical role in identifying and bringing to justice his greatest tormentor, the Butcher of Plaszow, Amon G th, played by Ralph Fiennes in Schindler’s List. He then committed his life to helping the orphaned children of the Holocaust rebuild their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Survivor\u003c\/i\u003e is Josef’s extraordinary testimony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore the invasion of his hometown, Josef Lewkowicz lived with his family in Dzialoszyce, near Krakow in Poland. After the invasion, he spent three years in six different concentration camps before travelling around Austria and Germany as an intelligence officer. Josef is now 96, and living in Jerusalem, after working as a diamond dealer in South America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Calvin is an award-winning writer and Sunday Times bestselling author, whose books have been hailed for their insight and influence. He has collaborated with such celebrated sportsmen as Sir Alastair Cook, Dylan Hartley and Gareth Thomas, and is the only writer to win the British sports book of the year award in successive years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note these are stored off-site. They will post out within one week of your order being placed. If you have made additional purchases, all items will post together. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease email on shop@sjm.com.au if you would like to make alternative postage arrangements or the purchase is time-critical.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sydney Jewish Museum Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44516570759237,"sku":"203424","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/9997\/3445\/files\/the-survivor-josef-lewkowicz-survivor-4062077.jpg?v=1776922747","url":"https:\/\/shop.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au\/products\/the-survivor-josef-lewkowicz","provider":"Sydney Jewish Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}