To Survive Sobibor
Dov Freiberg's massive memoir is in a class by itself. Not only is this a major, almost epic personal narrative of the Holocaust but a superb book as well. The story is well-written, in a simple but compelling style that grabs the reader on page one and doesn't let go. As a narrative, the book is virtually a capsule history of the Holocaust... Feiberg's memory is comprehensive and clear; and he spares us no grisly event or shocking detail.... Frieberg becomes almost a symbol of the suffering and redemption of the Jewish people in the 20th century... To Survive Sobibor is an extraordinary record of recent Jewish history - of recent world history as well. It is also a close and careful study of how ordinary people become heroes. It should be widely read, and copies of the book should be in the hands of virtually everyone. --Carl Hoffman, ESRA magazine reviewer