The Fifth Diamond
The Fifth Diamond by Irene Zisblatt is an illustrated autobiography published by Dorrance Publishing on March 31, 2020. This 182-page book recounts Zisblatt’s harrowing experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, beginning in Hungary and extending to her life in America. Through her narrative, she shares a story of compassion and hope, highlighting the bond between two girls whose friendship played a crucial role in their survival amid unimaginable circumstances.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of resilience and the human spirit as Zisblatt reflects on her time in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Her straightforward style conveys the emotional weight of her experiences while emphasizing the importance of hope and the desire to educate future generations about intolerance and prejudice. This edition serves as a testament to her journey and the lessons learned from her past, making it a significant contribution to the genres of biography, personal memoirs, and true crime.
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The Fifth Diamond
By: Irene Zisblatt
“Irene Zisblatt eloquently speaks and inspires today’s generation with her story of remembrance and survival”
-Steven Spielberg
This is the story of Irene Zisblatt, Auschwitz and after. Her autobiography moves us from Hungary through her terrifying coming-of-age as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps and her life in America. It’s a story of compassion and hope between two girls whose bizarre fates brought together, whose love for each other inspired their survival, and whose friendship tragically ended in the forests of Germany.
The lack of bitterness with which Irene tells her experience, along with her straightforward style, adds power to what is essentially a triumph of the human spirit. Faced with the dehumanizing ordeal of life in Auschwitz-Birkenau , she found that by believing strongly that her horrors were temporary, she could cling to the hope that she could survive and be human again.
It has taken Mrs. Zisblatt 50 years to be able to recount the terror of her experience. We should be grateful for her courage to relive these events in order to write this book. Irene is grateful to this country for giving her the opportunity to begin life anew. She is not embittered or filled with hatred and it is her goal to educate children in order to rid the world of intolerance, prejudiced and indifference.
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