{"product_id":"9781643138855","title":"Escape from the Ghetto: A Story of Survival and Resilience in World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis captivating true story of one boy's flight across Europe to escape the Nazis is a tale of extraordinary courage, incredible adventure, and the relentless pursuit of freedom in the face of insurmountable challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn early 1940 Chaim Herszman was locked in to the Lódz Ghetto in Poland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHungry, fearless, and determined, Chaim goes on scavenging missions outside the wire fence—where one day he is forced to kill a Nazi guard to protect his secret. That moment changes the course of his life and sets him on an unbelievable adventure across enemy lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChaim avoids grenade and rifle fire on the Russian border, shelters with a German family in the Rhineland, falls in love in occupied France, is captured on a mountain pass in Spain, gets interrogated as a potential Nazi spy in Britain, and eventually fights for everything he believes in as part of the British Army. He protects his life by posing as an Aryan boy with a crucifix around his neck, and fights for his life through terrible and astonishing circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEscape from the Ghetto is about a normal boy who faced extermination by the Nazis in the ghetto and a Nazi deathcamp, and the extraordinary life he led in avoiding that fate. It's a bittersweet story about epic hope, beauty amidst horror, and the triumph of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Carr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58120594063520,"sku":"9781643138855","price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/9781643138855.jpg?v=1782765222","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9781643138855","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}