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Local DescriptionRuth's Review: Lale Sokolov was a man with nine lives. Charming, smart and conversant in six languages, he was transported with thousands of other Slovakian Jews to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1942. He was "fortunate" enough to be assigned the job of Tätowierer, which involved tattooing the number given to each prisoner on their arm as they entered the camp. But "fortunate" is a catch-22 description of his predicament. If Lale had said no, he would have been shot and the job would just have gone to another prisoner. DescriptionI tattooed a number on her arm. She tattooed her name on my heart. In 1942, Lale Sokolov arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - scratching numbers into his fellow victims' arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust. Waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girl. For Lale - a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer - it was love at first sight. And he was determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure this woman, Gita, did too. So begins one of the most life-affirming, courageous, unforgettable and human stories of the Holocaust: the love story of the tattooist of Auschwitz. This edition is edited and updated for younger readers, and also contains extra materials, including classroom discussion points, additional photos, maps and documents and other educational resources. Author descriptionBorn in New Zealand, Heather Morris lives and works in Melbourne. In 2003, she met Lale Sokolov, a meeting that changed both their lives. As their friendship grew, he entrusted her with the task of telling the world the innermost details of his life during the Holocaust. |