Determined

<p>"If Martin Baranek's memoir of his hellish journey were fiction I would dismiss it as<br />beyond comprehension.  The fact that in this book Martin's own words testify in some<br />detail to his experiences from ghetto to work camp to extermination camps to death<br />march to liberation and eventual arrival to the Land of Israel powerfully teaches us that<br />the unbelievable actually happened.  This is an eye opening window into humanity at its<br />lowest and cruelest.  It is also one human being's intense will to survive and rebuild his<br />life anew.  I found it riveting and gut wrenching.  Martin Baranek's journey is a triumph<br />of hope over despair."</p><p>—Rabbi Gary Glickstein</p><p> </p><p>"I first encountered Martin Baranek as an articulate and reflective survivor in the course<br />of my research on the Wierzbnik ghetto and the Starachowice slave labor camps.  As<br />his powerful memoir records these were but the first two circles of Hitler's inferno<br />through which he descended in the years of the Holocaust.  They were followed by<br />Birkenau Mauthausen and Gunskirchen with each stage of his incredible odyssey<br />more challenging and horrifying than the previous one. Martin's overall story remains<br />very powerful."</p><p>—Christopher R. Browning Frank Porter Graham Professor of History Emeritus<br />University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</p><p> </p><p>"It has been said that a thousand doors had to open and close in the exact right time<br />and succession in order for one to survive the Holocaust. If even one door opened or<br />closed at the wrong time your fate was sealed. Unlike 6 million other Jews  the<br />doors  Martin Baranek went through appeared for him at just the right time.  But<br />his survival was not just a matter of luck. Shining through on every page of this<br />exceptionally moving tale are Martin’s courage perseverance and sheer will to live<br />under the most brutal of conditions  This painfully honest account is a true testament to<br />the power of the human spirit to triumph over unimaginable adversity. Martin’ story is a<br />remarkable memoir that is nothing short of inspiring.You may have questions about<br />God after reading this book -  but you will most certainly believe in miracles.”</p><p>—Eli Rubenstein National Director March of the Living Canada</p><p> </p><p>“...This is a fascinating chronicle of the Holocaust by an amazing man who shares the<br />tale of his painful tragedy and the triumph of his survival against all odds. We are<br />privileged that Martin has shared his story with countless participants of the March of<br />the Living that will pass on his message of NEVER FORGET to future generations...”</p><p>—Mel Mann Executive Director - Friends of the March of the Living Miami FL<br /> </p>