“Simply narrated, at times almost naive – and even more shocking as a result” (Sunday Times), Thomas Buergenthal’s A Lucky Child is his true story of surviving Auschwitz, the Ghetto of Kielce, two labour camps and other horrors.
After experiencing the turmoil of Europe’s post-war years – from the Battle of Berlin to a Jewish orphanage in Poland – Thomas migrated to America aged 17. He eventually became one of the world’s leading experts on international law and human rights and used his knowledge of law and justice to prevent further genocide.
A Lucky Child has been widely praised. Professor Philippe Sands call it, “An extraordinary and inspiring book by an extraordinary and inspiring man.”