Lovers in Auschwitz

<p>Zippi Spitzer and David Wisnia were captivated by each other from the moment they first exchanged glances across the work floor. It was the beginning of a love story that could have happened anywhere. Except for one difference: this romance was unfolding in history's most notorious death camp between two young prisoners whose budding intimacy risked dooming them if they were caught.<br><br>Incredibly David and Zippi survived for years beneath the ash-choked skies of Auschwitz. Under the protection of their fellow inmates their romance grew and deepened even as their brushes with death mounted and David's luck in particular seemed close to running out. As the war's end finally approached and the time came for them to leave the camp David and Zippi made plans to meet again. But neither of them could imagine how long their reunion would take or how many lives they would live in the interim. They had no inkling either of the betrayals that would await them along the way. But David did suspect that Zippi harbored a secret-one that could explain the mystery of his survival all those years ago.<br><br>An unbelievable tale of romance sacrifice loss and resilience <i>Lovers in Auschwitz </i>is a saga of two young people who found themselves trapped inside a waking nightmare of the Nazis' creation yet who nevertheless discovered a love that sustained them through history's darkest hour.</p> Haunting and powerfully resonant: an extraordinary story of human light and love shining even in the foulest darkness. Written with magnetic sensitivity this is a story not just of remarkable individuals but also a tribute to the wider indomitability of the human spirit at the darkest moment in European history. A love story like no other this profoundly moving book teaches us how the human spirit can never be entirely extinguished - even in the hell of Auschwitz. Moving and tragic … A true tale of love amid unimaginable suffering. A story of hope in one of humanity’s most hopeless places <i>Lovers in Auschwitz</i> honors those who were lost while producing fresh insights into the nature of survival the resilience of memory the unseen debts we all owe one another and yes the transformative power of love. At its heart <i>Lovers in Auschwitz </i>is a story of resistance—for what could be a greater act of defiance than two young Jewish inmates finding love in a Nazi concentration camp? Brutal and moving Zippi and David's accounts of survival bring to light a great deal more than their connection to each other. With skill and painstaking research Blankfeld introduces her readers to the extraordinary women and men interned at Auschwitz who in the face of endless degradation and death worked to undermine the Nazis risking what little hope of life they had left to help save each other. Anyone meeting these individuals on Blankfeld's pages will not forget them. <p>Zippi Spitzer and David Wisnia were captivated by each other from the moment they first exchanged glances across the work floor. It was the beginning of a love story that could have happened anywhere. Except for one difference: this romance was unfolding in history's most notorious death camp between two young prisoners whose budding intimacy risked dooming them if they were caught.<br><br>Incredibly David and Zippi survived for years beneath the ash-choked skies of Auschwitz. Under the protection of their fellow inmates their romance grew and deepened even as their brushes with death mounted and David's luck in particular seemed close to running out. As the war's end finally approached and the time came for them to leave the camp David and Zippi made plans to meet again. But neither of them could imagine how long their reunion would take or how many lives they would live in the interim. They had no inkling either of the betrayals that would await them along the way. But David did suspect that Zippi harbored a secret-one that could explain the mystery of his survival all those years ago.<br><br>An unbelievable tale of romance sacrifice loss and resilience <i>Lovers in Auschwitz </i>is a saga of two young people who found themselves trapped inside a waking nightmare of the Nazis' creation yet who nevertheless discovered a love that sustained them through history's darkest hour.</p> Keren Blankfeld is a long-form journalist with a special interest in investigative narrative nonfiction. A former staff writer for Forbes Magazine her stories have appeared in the New York Times Forbes Reuters The Toronto Star and others. She teaches reporting and writing at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and has also taught at the New York University's Graduate School. She has been a guest on CNN BBC World News and E! Entertainment. In 2013 Keren served as a creative executive at New Regency Productions where she worked with screenwriters and playwrights to develop material for movies and TV shows. She holds a B.A. in International Relations and English from Tufts University and an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University. She now lives in New York with her husband and two sons.