My Handwriting Saved Me (Paperback)

Albert Halm

ISBN 10: 1540729613 / ISBN 13: 9781540729613

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Paperback. Albert Halm, Holocaust survivor tells the fascinating story of his family carving out a meager life on the farm in the Carpathian Mountains, in what was then Czechoslovakia, taken away and being interned in three Nazi camps, and ultimately being saved from imminent death by his beautiful handwriting and design skills. He describes how he was able to secret away the true records of Jewish inmate deaths in the Ebensee Camp Hospital. Leaving the horrors of Europe he settles in Australia and commences to catch up on the education he missed out on, eventually entering the field of Diagnostic Radiography. As both a practitioner and a teacher he became renown, and dozens of his research papers are published around the world. He received the Order of Australia Medal for services to medicine in 1983. Using the mantra "We must never forget" he goes on to be the Founding President of the Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781540729613

Synopsis:

Albert Halm, Holocaust survivor tells the fascinating story of his family carving out a meager life on the farm in the Carpathian Mountains, in what was then Czechoslovakia, taken away and being interned in three Nazi camps, and ultimately being saved from imminent death by his beautiful handwriting and design skills. He describes how he was able to secret away the true records of Jewish inmate deaths in the Ebensee Camp Hospital. Leaving the horrors of Europe he settles in Australia and commences to catch up on the education he missed out on, eventually entering the field of Diagnostic Radiography. As both a practitioner and a teacher he became renown, and dozens of his research papers are published around the world. He received the Order of Australia Medal for services to medicine in 1983. Using the mantra "We must never forget" he goes on to be the Founding President of the Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors.

About the Author: Czech Holocaust survivor, Albert Halm settled in Australia and commenced to educate himself, entering the field of Diagnostic Radiography. As both a practitioner and a teacher he became renown, and dozens of his research papers are published in medical journals around the world. He received the Order of Australia Medal for services to medicine in 1983. He was very involved in Jewish communal affairs in Sydney and was the Founding President of the Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors.

Bibliographic Details

Title: My Handwriting Saved Me (Paperback)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new