American Wolf

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In the summer of 1941 11-year-old Wolf is growing up amidst the rubble and antisemitism of war-torn Nazi Berlin. Destitute and facing deportation he must leave behind his sister and travel with his family across a continent entrenched in war. With nothing in hand but expired visas to the US Wolf and his family must figure out how to sneak aboard the Spanish freighter the </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Navemar</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> a ship that would gain its reputation as the Hell Ship of Death. But this is only the beginning of Wolf's saga.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>            </span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>American Wolf</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a heart-stopping true story full of last-minute rescues near-death encounters and survival against untold odds. It is also a story about coming of age family dysfunction and national identity and is a resounding testament to the triumph of the human spirit. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>           </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Using the notes compiled by her father Audrey Birnbaum vividly retells a poignant account of Wolf's childhood in Berlin his riveting escape from Nazi Germany and the continued challenges he faced even as he reached freedom.</span></p><p></p><ul><li><strong>Winner of the 2024 Book Excellence Awards</strong></li><li><strong>Winner of the 2024 Readers' Favorite Award Silver Medal in Non-fiction Biography</strong></li><li><strong>73rd National Jewish Book Awards Finalist in the category of Holocaust Memoir</strong></li></ul>