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Mukacevo, Czechoslovakia. Two young girls, Manci and Ruth Grunberger, are growing up in a loving Jewish family with their six siblings at the base of Carpathian Mountains, a peaceful region until Hungary annexes the territory in 1938. As WWII engulfs Europe, the area gradually becomes the focus of the Nazi’s Final Solution. The Grunberger family is sent to Auschwitz where Josef Mengele chooses who lives and who dies. Their father, mother, and six siblings are murdered in the gas chambers. The two sisters survive seven months in Auschwitz and another five months marching through the Sudeten Mountains at the mercy of brutal SS guards before being rescued near the Danish border. The sisters are found by family in Philadelphia and become some of the first Jewish refugees brought to the United States. From these traumatic beginnings, what emerges are two fulfilling life stories. The sisters have different beliefs, interests, and coping methods, and yet, their personal bond—the selfless, unconditional love between them—only grows stronger throughout the years. Captured in two first-person memoirs—and presented along with added historical references—this is a remarkable story of resilience and survival that describes a resounding triumph of the human spirit spanning nine decades.

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From Auschwitz with Love is the story of the love between two sisters that emerged from a realm in which everything conspired against any such love. It is introspective and penetrating, taking the reader into the souls of the survivors of the Event and its aftermath, into the souls that were themselves the target of the Nazi evil. While the book's historical detail alone marks it as an invaluable contribution to Holocaust studies, its testimony to the dearness of human life threatened by the Holocaust makes it even more so. Indeed, with his elegance of style Daniel Seymour weaves a personal tale that transcends the history to take us into the depth dimension of the Shoah. David Patterson, Hillel A. Feinberg Professor of Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas From Auschwitz with Love is a fascinating book about the life stories of Manci and Ruth Grunberger. It is the story of the Holocaust, survival and rescue. At the same time, this is also the story of infinite love between two sisters. The love shapes who they become as individuals and gives them the strength to survive Auschwitz, cope with the rescue and temporary stay in Sweden, and with challenges of building new lives in the US. This well-written book is both captivating and insightful, and, as such, it is an important new contribution to Holocaust studies. Roland Kostic, Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Research Senior Lecturer in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden From Auschwitz with Love is written with and for two sisters loving care by Daniel Seymour. Written in the first-person voice, the reader is transcended to their locale, witnessing the horrors of the Holocaust through their young eyes. Interwoven between the juxtaposing chapters is accurate historical information, so that the reader can put their experiences in context. What unfolds is an immersive read, and a real page-turner as the reader relives their hopes, dreams and fears. Millie Jasper, Executive Director, Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center, White Plains, NY. This inspiring memoir of two sisters' survival, devotion, success, and love is an authentic and an important contribution to giving women their voices. Daniel Seymour used their own words to write this book, which also includes his own short but scholarly background texts that give the sisters' testimony historical context. From Auschwitz with Love is, indeed, a love story between Manci and Ruth Grunberger. Rochelle Saidel, Founder and Executive Director, Remember the Women Institute and author of The Jewish Women of Ravensbruck Concentration Camp Daniel Seymour writes an eye-opening and painfully insightful book peering into the personal lives of Manci and Ruth Grunberger, two teenaged sisters, trapped in Hitler's death camps, who endured the horrors of the Holocaust and survived. This story will grip your heart, make you angry, and show you the true meaning of love. I highly recommend From Auschwitz with Love. Denise George, co-author of The Secret Holocaust Diaries

"""A remarkable tale, dramatically affecting and historically significant.""—Kirkus Reviews ""Like Anne Frank, these messages need to live on past their writers and eras, reminding readers about humanity, inhumanity, and how to be both a survivor and a better person.""— D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review   ""Daniel Seymour gives voice to Manci's and Ruthie's courage and survival as well as their incredible bond that testifies to the strength of the human spirit.""—Publishers Weekly ""This story will grip your heart, make you angry, and show you the true meaning of love.""—Denise George, co-author of The Secret Holocaust Diaries ""What unfolds in this book is an immersive read, and a real page-turner as the reader relives the sisters' hopes, dreams and fears.""—Millie Jasper, Executive Director, Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center, New York ""In capturing this story, Daniel Seymour has given the world a beautiful gift.""—Nancy Geise, author of Auschwitz #34207 - The Joe Rubinstein Story ""Manci and Ruth's gripping path demonstrates that human being cannot be defined by the tragedy that fell upon them, but rather by how they responded to adversity.""—Francoise Ouzan, Senior Research Associate, Tel Aviv University, Israel ""This inspiring memoir of two sisters' survival, devotion, success, and love is an authentic and an important contribution to giving women their voices.""—Rochelle G. Saidel, Founding Director, Remember the Women Institute ""This well-written book is both captivating and insightful, and, as such, it is an important new contribution to Holocaust studies.""—Roland Kostić, Senior Lecturer in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden ""From Auschwitz with Love reminds us anew of hope, dedication, loyalty and heroism of Ruthie and Manci and the other survivors. Their stories will continue to inspire us.""—Paul Radensky, Senior Director for Education, Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York ""These first-person interviews, memoir and diary entries with historical detail, provide a well-documented and poignant telling of two remarkable lives.""—D.Z. Stone, author of No Past Tense: Love and Survival in the Shadow of the Holocaust ""Daniel Seymour weaves a personal tale that transcends the history to take us into the depth dimension of the Shoah.""—David Patterson, Professor of Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas ""Manci and Ruth Grunberger's life story is fascinating, poignant, and convincing. It captivates the reader and historians will relish the details.""—Kelly J. Zúñiga, Chief Executive Officer, Holocaust Museum Housto   ""There is so much feeling in this book that I felt like I was sitting next to each scene, watching it unfold.""—Jeyran Main, Review Tales ""Daniel Seymour has done a brilliant job of painting with every single event etches itself into the hearts of the readers.""—Readers' Favorite"

"""A remarkable tale, dramatically affecting and historically significant.""—Kirkus Reviews ""Like Anne Frank, these messages need to live on past their writers and eras, reminding readers about humanity, inhumanity, and how to be both a survivor and a better person.""— D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review ""Daniel Seymour gives voice to Manci's and Ruthie's courage and survival as well as their incredible bond that testifies to the strength of the human spirit.""—Publishers Weekly ""This story will grip your heart, make you angry, and show you the true meaning of love.""—Denise George, co-author of The Secret Holocaust Diaries ""What unfolds in this book is an immersive read, and a real page-turner as the reader relives the sisters' hopes, dreams and fears.""—Millie Jasper, Executive Director, Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center, New York ""In capturing this story, Daniel Seymour has given the world a beautiful gift.""—Nancy Geise, author of Auschwitz #34207 - The Joe Rubinstein Story ""Manci and Ruth's gripping path demonstrates that human being cannot be defined by the tragedy that fell upon them, but rather by how they responded to adversity.""—Francoise Ouzan, Senior Research Associate, Tel Aviv University, Israel ""This inspiring memoir of two sisters' survival, devotion, success, and love is an authentic and an important contribution to giving women their voices.""—Rochelle G. Saidel, Founding Director, Remember the Women Institute ""This well-written book is both captivating and insightful, and, as such, it is an important new contribution to Holocaust studies.""—Roland Kostić, Senior Lecturer in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden ""From Auschwitz with Love reminds us anew of hope, dedication, loyalty and heroism of Ruthie and Manci and the other survivors. Their stories will continue to inspire us.""—Paul Radensky, Senior Director for Education, Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York ""These first-person interviews, memoir and diary entries with historical detail, provide a well-documented and poignant telling of two remarkable lives.""—D.Z. Stone, author of No Past Tense: Love and Survival in the Shadow of the Holocaust ""Daniel Seymour weaves a personal tale that transcends the history to take us into the depth dimension of the Shoah.""—David Patterson, Professor of Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas ""Manci and Ruth Grunberger's life story is fascinating, poignant, and convincing. It captivates the reader and historians will relish the details.""—Kelly J. Zúñiga, Chief Executive Officer, Holocaust Museum Housto ""Like Anne Frank, these messages need to live on past their writers and eras, reminding readers about humanity, inhumanity, and how to be both a survivor and a better person.""—Midwest Book Review ""A remarkable tale, dramatically affecting and historically significant.""—Kirkus Reviews ""There is so much feeling in this book that I felt like I was sitting next to each scene, watching it unfold.""--Jeyran Main, Review Tales ""Daniel Seymour has done a brilliant job of painting with every single event etches itself into the hearts of the readers.""--Readers' Favorite"

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"Daniel Seymour is an ex-Marine who earned his BA, MBA and PhD degrees with the GI Bill to become an economics professor, administrator, consultant, and author of 18 books in business and higher education. Then he found his passion project by asking his mother-in-law a simple question: “Would you talk to me about growing up in Czechoslovakia before WWII?” Three years later after many interviews and research initiatives about the Holocaust and Auschwitz, the result is the captivating memoirs/diaries of Manci and Ruthie Grunberger within a historical framework in the pages of: ""From Auschwitz with Love: The Inspiring Memoir of Two Sisters’ Survival, Devotion and Triumph"" Daniel Seymour lives in Palm Springs, California, with his wife and Manci's daughter, Rhonda, and their two rescue dogs, Olive and Bridgette."

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