Watchmakers. An Inspiring Story of How a Rare Profession and Optimism Helped Three Brothers Survive in a Concentration Camp

Watchmakers. An Inspiring Story of How a Rare Profession and Optimism Helped Three Brothers Survive in a Concentration Camp

Harry Langa, the son of Polish Jews, was born in the city of Kozhnitsy. Together with his brothers, Meilech and Moyshale, he learned the watchmaking craft from their father from a young age. When World War II began and the... Langa family found themselves under the threat of extermination, Harry and his brothers could not have imagined that their father's tools would become their salvation. In the face of constant deadly threat, they repaired watches for the Nazis in the ghetto and death camps. Again and again, the brothers bought back their lives by working in unbearable conditions. Harry, Meilech, and Moyshale endured, worked, and prayed to survive until the day of liberation. The cover features a real photograph of the Langa brothers.

Author: ЛЕНГА Г., ЛЕНГА С.

Printhouse: Eksmo

Series: Choosing Life. Books about the Strength of Spirit.

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2024

ISBN: 9785041785710

Number of pages: 384

Size: 60x90/16 mm

Cover type: Твердый переплет

Weight: 522 g

ID: 1664921

Harry Langa, the son of Polish Jews, was born in the city of Kozhnitsy. Together with his brothers, Meilech and Moyshale, he learned the watchmaking craft from their father from a young age. When World War II began and the Langa family found themselves under the threat of extermination, Harry and his brothers could not have imagined that their father's tools would become their salvation. In the face of constant deadly threat, they repaired watches for the Nazis in the ghetto and death camps. Again and again, the brothers bought back their lives by working in unbearable conditions. Harry, Meilech, and Moyshale endured, worked, and prayed to survive until the day of liberation. The cover features a real photograph of the Langa brothers.

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