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Europa, Europa: A Memoir of World War II

Solomon Perel

The Inspiration Behind The Golden Globe-Winning Film
The wrenching memoir of a young man who survived the Holocaust by concealing his Jewish identity and finding unexpected refuge as a member of the Hitler Youth.

International acclaim for Solomon Perel's Europa Europa
"The sheer emotion of telling the tale is palpable. The whole is moving, and strange beyond belief." -The Times (London)
"It is a Holocaust memoir that is moving, straightforward, and quite completely bizarre, unsettling in all kinds of assumptions about identity, responsibility, and guilt." --Glasgow Herald
"Perel bares his soul to readers in this fascinating, unusual personal narrative of the Holocaust." --Book Report
"Many of the experiences of Holocaust survivors are incredible. None is more incredible than the story of a Jewish boy, Solomon Perel, who escaped from Germany to Russia, served with the Wehrmacht in Russia, was adopted by his commanding officer, and transferred to an elite Hitler Youth school." --London Jewish News
"A most remarkable story . . . extraordinary." --The Australian
"This book will move human hearts." --Berliner Morgenpost

Book Details

  • Publisher: Trade Paper Press
  • Publish Date: Feb 22nd, 1999
  • Pages: 232
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.50in - 0.70in - 0.65lb
  • EAN: 9780471283645
  • Categories: Jewish - GeneralWars & Conflicts - World War II - GeneralModern - 20th Century - Holocaust

About the Author

Solomon Perel is a businessman in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Praise for this book

"The sheer emotion of telling the tale is palpable. The whole is moving, and strange beyond belief." -The Times (London)
"It is a holocaust memoir that is moving, straightforward and quite completely bizarre, unsettling all kinds of assumptions about identity, responsibility, and guilt." --Glasgow Herald
"An engrossing and memorable tale." --Jewish Book World
"This book will move human hearts." --Berliner Morgenpost