The author discusses his experience of Poland leading up to World War II and the occupation of Poland by the Nazis. There are so many restrictions placed upon Jewish people and Pinchas, Polish-looking, has to provide for his family and venture on to the  streets where being Jewish is very dangerous.

The author discusses his experience of Poland leading up to World War II and the occupation of Poland by the Nazis. There are so many restrictions placed upon Jewish people and Pinchas, Polish-looking, has to provide for his family and venture on to the streets where being Jewish is very dangerous.

Chapter 2 – Darkness

Ten-year-old Pinchas is separated from his parents and twin sister when they are deported from the Warsaw ghetto to the killing site of Majdanek. As Pinchas is sent on to a series of concentration camps, he shuts himself off to the terrors surrounding him and tries his best not to be noticed, to become almost invisible. But after liberation, his photographic memory won’t let his past fade away, and Pinchas struggles to deal with nightmares and flashbacks while raising a family and trying to heal his emotional scars. As he journeys from England to France, Israel, Brazil and South Africa, Pinchas searches for belonging before finally finding his true home in Canada. A poignant reflection on suffering, injustice and trauma, Memories in Focus also offers hope and faith in the future.

This is a three-chapter sample. For more information and to purchase the full audiobook, visit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/730005/memories-in-focus-by-pinchas-gutter/9781039008489

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Ten-year-old Pinchas is separated from his parents and twin sister when they are deported from the Warsaw ghetto to the killing site of Majdanek. As Pinchas is sent on to a series of concentration camps, he shuts himself off to the terrors surrounding him and tries his best not to be noticed, to become almost invisible. But after liberation, his photographic memory won’t let his past fade away, and Pinchas struggles to deal with nightmares and flashbacks while raising a family and trying to heal his emotional scars. As he journeys from England to France, Israel, Brazil and South Africa, Pinchas searches for belonging before finally finding his true home in Canada. A poignant reflection on suffering, injustice and trauma, Memories in Focus also offers hope and faith in the future. This is a three-chapter sample. For more information and to purchase the full audiobook, visit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/730005/memories-in-focus-by-pinchas-gutter/9781039008489

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