Last Stop Auschwitz: My Story of Survival from within the Camp - Hardcover

De Wind, Eddy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 153870143X ISBN 13: 9781538701430

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Written in Auschwitz itself, this one-of-a-kind, minute-by-minute true account is a crucial historical testament to a Holocaust survivor's fight for his life at the largest extermination camp in Nazi Germany, translated for the first time ever into English.

"We know that there is only one ending to this, only one liberation from this barbed wire hell: death." --Eddy de Wind
In 1943, amidst the start of German occupation, Eddy de Wind worked as a doctor at Westerbork, a Dutch transit camp. His mother had been taken to this camp by Nazis but Eddy was assured by the Jewish Council she would be freed in exchange for his labor. He later found out she'd already been transferred to Auschwitz.
While at Westerbork, he fell in love with a woman named Friedel and they married. One year later, they were transported to Auschwitz. Upon arrival, Friedel and Eddy were separated--Eddy forced to work as a medical assistant in one barrack, Friedel at the mercy of Nazi experimentation in a nearby block. Sneaking moments with his beloved and communicating whenever they could, Eddy longed for the day he could be free with Friedel...
Written in the camp itself in the weeks following the Red Army's liberation of the camp, Last Stop Auschwitz is the raw, true account of Eddy's experiences at Auschwitz. In stunningly poetic prose, he provides unparalleled access to the horrors he faced in the concentration camp. Including photos from Eddy's life before, during, and after the Holocaust, this poignant memoir is at once a moving love story, a detailed portrayal of the atrocities of Auschwitz, and an intelligent consideration of the kind of behavior-both good and evil-people are capable of. Never before published in English, this book is a vital and enduring document: a testament to the strength of the human spirit, and a warning against the depths we can sink to when prejudice is given power

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About the Author

Eliazar (Eddy) de Wind was a doctor who volunteered to work at Westerbork, a Dutch transit camp, in 1943, under the pretense that his mother would be freed from this same camp in return for his labor. One year later he was transported to Auschwitz and forced to become a nurse in a barrack filled with Polish Prisoners of War. After the war, Eddy reunited with his wife and established himself as a renowned psychoanalyst in Amsterdam. He became one of the first mental health professionals to write about a form of post-traumatic stress disorder called concentration camp syndrome. He is survived by his son, Melcher, and second wife.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 153870143X
• ISBN 13: 9781538701430
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240