{"product_id":"do-not-cry-when-i-die-isbn-9798892421546","title":"Do Not Cry When I Die","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne  of the oldest living Holocaust survivors recounts her family’s  imprisonment at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen in this moving memoir of  love, loss, courage, and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A deeply moving memoir, beautifully written and researched.\" —Lucy Adlington, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Dressmakers of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“I only survived because of my mother's love.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen German soldiers invaded Poland in September 1939, it began a six  year journey for then-ten-year-old Renee Salt and her mother Sala. Until  their liberation in 1945, Renee and Sala were imprisoned in ghettos  and concentration camps, including Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen.  The only light in the darkness and brutality for Renee was the  unwavering grasp of her mother’s hand in hers–enduring, against all  odds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     It was this unbreakable bond, along with a few  miracles, that kept Renee alive. Sala’s staggering courage to defy the  will of SS guards saved both her and her daughter from the gas chambers,  and the pair survived the deadliest days in Auschwitz’s history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     After  suffering the nightmarish conditions at Bergen-Belsen, Renee and her  mother were liberated in April 1945–but Sala died soon after they were  saved. To this day, Renee attributes her survival to the love and  bravery of her beloved mother. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003ci\u003eDo Not Cry When I Die\u003c\/i\u003e is an incredibly moving and deeply crucial book that tells the shocking  story of one of the oldest Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen  survivors–and the mother’s love that saved her life.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDo Not Cry When I Die\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“[A] beautiful, uplifting testimony.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“An especially timely and valued contribution to the growing library of Holocaust Studies, Biographies, and Memoirs.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Remarkable . . . So few Euro­pean Jews sur­vived the Holo­caust, and even few­er remain alive today. \u003ci\u003eDo Not Cry When I Die\u003c\/i\u003e pro­vides Salt, one of the remain­ing sur­vivors, with a plat­form to tell her own sto­ry before it’s too late...A valu­able con­tri­bu­tion to the genre of Holo­caust mem­oirs.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJewish Book Council\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eA deeply moving memoir, beautifully written and researched . . . Renee Salt's own words are brilliantly supported by Kate Thompson's in depth exploration of context and her well-crafted storytelling.” \u003cbr\u003e—Lucy Adlington, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eAn unforgettable story about the power of love, a story that reminds us how important hope is, a story that proves to us that human beings are remarkable and endlessly inspiring. An important and necessary book.\u003ci\u003e”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Natasha Lester, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eA poignant memoir of the raw loss and horrors experienced by survivor Renee Salt, not only through the Holocaust, but in the daily struggles following liberation. Salt and Kate Thompson come together in powerful unity in a way that is both deeply moving and unforgettable. This is a story the world needs to know.\u003ci\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—Madeline Martin,\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“It is almost impossible to find words to praise a book that is written with such incredible courage from a place of unimaginable suffering. \u003ci\u003eDo Not Cry When I Die\u003c\/i\u003e is, quite simply, the most important book you will read this year.\u003ci\u003e”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Hazel Gaynor, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eA powerful account of a young girl’s incredible resilience in the face of the unthinkable horror of the Holocaust, Renee Salt’s memoir is needed now more than ever.\u003ci\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—Julia Kelly, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lost English Girl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eExtraordinary . . . travels to the very heart of existence.\u003ci\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eJoshua Levine, bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Dunkirk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eSalt bravely recounts surviving Auschwitz as a teenage girl, aided by the love and fortitude of her mother. Renee’s journey is one of hope through the ashes of the past, and at 96 years young, Renee continues to speak truth to evil, transforming hopelessness and despair with a young woman’s courage.\u003ci\u003e”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Heather Dune Macadam, author of\u003ci\u003e Star Crossed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eA powerful testament to a mother's love during unbelievable hardship. From ghettos to concentration camps to slave labor camps, Renee and her mother Sala miraculously stayed by each other's side and held each other up. Powerful, poignant, and deeply important. A must-read.\u003ci\u003e”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Elizabeth Bellak, co-author of \u003ci\u003eRenia's Diary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRenee Salt, BEM,\u003c\/b\u003e was born Rywka Ruchla Berkowitz in Zduńska Wola, Poland, in 1929, and is a Holocaust survivor and educator. Renee and her mother survived both Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. After the Holocaust, Renee returned to Poland to try and find any surviving members of her family and found an aunt who was living in Łódź, who she moved in with. From there they moved to Paris, where Renee met her husband Charles, who was a British military policeman who helped to liberate Bergen-Belsen. They married in 1949 and had two children. Renee lives in northwest London and has 5 grandchildren. She regularly speaks in schools, to organizations, and to the government about her experiences during the Holocaust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and bestselling author. As well as being passionate about capturing lost voices and untold social histories, Kate's also a library campaigner. Her 100 libraries project celebrates the richness and complexity of librarians’ work and the vital role of libraries in our communities. Alongside her journalism and writing, Kate is also a podcaster and recently launched her own podcast, From the Library With Love. You can find Kate at her website: www.katethompsonmedia.co.uk, on Facebook @KateThompsonAuthor, on X @katethompson380 and on Instagram @katethompsonauthor.","brand":"Alcove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303719391461,"sku":"NP9798892421546","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798892421546.jpg?v=1767725424","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/do-not-cry-when-i-die-isbn-9798892421546","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}