NEWS 

BOOK PRESS & REVIEWS

• Washington Post  “Zippi and David are both lovingly rendered. And in focusing on them, the book does implicitly honor the full humanity of two survivors — recapturing the texture of their origins, their hopes and dreams, and their complex lives, rather than merely their presence at one of history’s most unfathomable, tragic episodes.”

• Time Magazine "Lovers in Auschwitz adds to the history of resistance during the Holocaust, and is an example of a rare story of joy during an incredibly dark time.”

• People Magazine (January Best Book Selection)  “This searing true story shows the human spirit transcending horrific suffering.”

• Los Angeles Times (January Best Book Selection) “A complicated, important story, told with great care.”

• The Forward   “Keren Blankfeld’s gripping Lovers in Auschwitz, written with the page-turning intensity of a good novel, tells one such story."

• Jewish Book Council "Today, when first­hand accounts of the Holo­caust are few and anti­semitism is once again on the rise, read­ing a warm, acces­si­ble sto­ry like Lovers in Auschwitz offers par­tic­u­lar val­ue. It cap­tures the mir­a­cle of love in a place of hor­ror and reminds us that, at the very moment the world is tear­ing us apart, cer­tain forces might bring us back together."

• Aish   "A new book uncovers the almost-lost story of hope during the darkest of times."

• New York Post   "They fell in love at Auschwitz and survived — then they didn’t see each other for 71 years [...] a new, notable book."

• Publisher's Weekly "Fast-paced and novelistic, this is a moving demonstration of the ability to find love in the darkest places."

• Şalom Turkey "'Lovers in Auschwitz' is not a book, but a movie. It's a movie that journalist-writer Keren Blankfeld has meticulously woven into our minds, the scenes of which will never leave our eyes"

EXCERPTS

• The Telegraph David Wisnia and Helen 'Zippi' Spitzer met as prisoners and began a clandestine romance, but plans to meet after liberation went awry...

• The Smithsonian The Couple Who Fell in Love in a Nazi Death Camp: A new book chronicles the unlikely connection between Helen Spitzer and David Wisnia, both of whom survived Auschwitz

ESSAYS

• Lithub Uncovering the Incredible Story of a Romance Between Two Prisoners in Auschwitz: Keren Blankfeld on Researching a Gripping Love Story and the Challenges of Writing About Someone Who Isn't There

• Jewish Book Council Love and Survival in Auschwitz