Letters From The Ledermanns

This was the first book that I read about the Holocaust that gave such an immediate perspective - the writers of the letters included were actually living their experience as they wrote the letters. This was not a memorial of their experience - it was happening as they were writing the letters. It was heartbreaking to realize that, several days following the last letter, they were exterminated.

A nice addition to my Holocaust book collection, and contrasts those who went into hiding with those who tried to appeal to the better nature of the Nazis.

If you enjoyed The Diary of Anne Frank, this will be a welcome addition from the family of one of her closest companions Sanne Ledermann.

Sanne Ledermann classmate of Anne Frank, Barbara Ledermann Classmate of Margot Frank and the family story as it emerges from 51 letters they wrote during their stay in Amsterdam and deportation to Westerbork and Auschwitz during the years 1942 to 1943.