The author describes his childhood in the Netherlands after he fled the Gestapo and created a new identity.

Prologue

Narrow escapes and bold decisions define the life of teenager Morris Schnitzer. Fleeing from Nazi Germany before the onset of World War II, Morris ends up in the Netherlands only to watch the country be invaded by the Nazis. With his father’s warning to never set foot in a concentration camp echoing in his mind, Morris resolves to fight — and survive. As he assumes false identities and crosses endless borders in search of safety, Morris never acquiesces to the Nazi occupiers in Western Europe. In his epic journey to Escape from the Edge, Morris endures imprisonment and gruelling work as a farmhand, joins the resistance in Belgium and ultimately enlists in the American army, vowing to take revenge for all that he has lost.

This is a three-chapter sample. For more information and to purchase the full audiobook, visit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/729996/escape-from-the-edge-by-morris-schnitzer/9781039008540

Society & Culture

Documentary

History

Personal Journals

Narrow escapes and bold decisions define the life of teenager Morris Schnitzer. Fleeing from Nazi Germany before the onset of World War II, Morris ends up in the Netherlands only to watch the country be invaded by the Nazis. With his father’s warning to never set foot in a concentration camp echoing in his mind, Morris resolves to fight — and survive. As he assumes false identities and crosses endless borders in search of safety, Morris never acquiesces to the Nazi occupiers in Western Europe. In his epic journey to Escape from the Edge, Morris endures imprisonment and gruelling work as a farmhand, joins the resistance in Belgium and ultimately enlists in the American army, vowing to take revenge for all that he has lost. This is a three-chapter sample. For more information and to purchase the full audiobook, visit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/729996/escape-from-the-edge-by-morris-schnitzer/9781039008540

Share Prologue

Sign up to save your podcasts

Prologue

Prologue

More shows like Escape from the Edge by Morris Schnitzer - Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Collection

Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust

THE STORY OF MY GRANDMOTHER: A CHILD HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR

In Hiding by Marguerite Élias Quddus - Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Collection

Cachée by Marguerite Élias Quddus - Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Collection

Memories in Focus by Pinchas Gutter - Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Collection

A Cry in Unison by Judy Weissenberg Cohen - Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Collection

Flights of Spirit by Elly Gotz - Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Collection

THREE