Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars | 759 ratings

Price: 17.71

Last update: 08-13-2024


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Lynne
5.0 out of 5 stars Profoundly Impactful Love Story
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024
I had no expectations when I started to read this book. I have read many books about the Holocaust, and wasn’t sure that I would enjoy this or find it memorable. However, I was pleasantly surprised!

The author, Rebecca Frankel, recounts a powerful set of facts that reads like a novel. Her attention to detail, her organization of the facts and timeline, and her tone and choice of words used to describe this tale lures the reader deeper and deeper into a page-turner, wherein you want to know what happens next. Yes, most likely you know the history of WWII, but the author adeptly tells it through the perspective of the main characters, the Rabinowitz family.

Into the Forest tells a captivating story of survival - how the woods protected Morris and Miriam Rabinowitz and their two daughters.

I will never forget this book and the Rabinowitz’s tale - from before the war, during and afterwards. This family has made a huge contribution to humanity, and I’m so glad that Rebecca Frankel took the time to research, document and share their story. This would make a powerful movie. I plan to gift this book to several people. I highly recommend this book.
mrsmuggy
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2022
Not one for non-fiction I was riveted by this book. That people can go through such pain and horror and come out the way they did is nothing short of amazing. A wonderful book that is extremely well written. I highly recommend it.
Nighthawk779
4.0 out of 5 stars Personal account of experiences
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
Easy to read good writing. The story is interesting and flowing. Sometimes storys are missing a beginning or the ending but you learn as much as possible about their story. Featured on PBS book recommendations on nightly news.
Mel B
5.0 out of 5 stars Tears Past and Present
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2022
What an amazing book. This is a book I think someone 16 and up should read. It is a time in history that we should never forget. It was odd that I chose to read this book right before Putin sent the invasion into Ukraine and made this book even more important to me. The sadness and pain those people suffered then during the Holocaust and now makes me weep.
Mom in NH
5.0 out of 5 stars Expertly written account of a heroic survival story
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2023
Frankel brings alive the incredible (and awful) survival story of the Rabinowitz family. While having read a number of WWII and Holocaust history books, I was not familiar with the story of the Eastern European Jews who survived World War II and the Nazi's Final Solution by hiding in the forest. While the story she shares is beyond compelling, Frankel's writing and storytelling ability is what really stood out to me. What could have been a straight-forward account of a historical event, turned out to be a non-fiction book that read like a page-turning novel. Must read!
ERICA
5.0 out of 5 stars A treasure
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2021
I loved how Frankel wove intimate details of the Rabinowitz family's life together with the larger geo-political machinations that fueled their harrowing situation. I also appreciated that Frankel took the time to help the reader understand what life looked like for the Rabinowitz family, and so many other Jews like them, before the the Nazi invasion and how they rebuilt their lives post-war. This important context helped answer questions I've always had like: what was life like before, why didn't they flee sooner, and, how did they manage to go on after experiencing such unimaginable loss? Thank you Rebecca Frankel for bringing this fascinating and inspiring story to life with such care, attention to detail, and love.
Robert B. Lamm
3.0 out of 5 stars Another Profound Holocaust Saga, but Not Well Executed
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2021
I have read so many books about the Holocaust, but I never tire of it. The brutality and horror never cease to grab me, and the stories of survival are nothing less than awesome (despite it being the world’s most overused word).

And yet.

There were a few reasons why I wasn’t wild about this one. First, there were so many names that I gave up pretty early trying to figure out who everybody was. The author seems to be acquainted and familiar with them, but the reader is not. A list of them would have been immeasurably helpful. Second, publicity about the book, including on its flyleaf, pumps up the importance to the book of a chance encounter that ultimately led to the author becoming acquainted with the family whose saga she describes. But the encounter takes place within the first pages of the book and we don’t find out its consequences until close to the end, by which time we’ve forgotten why we’re supposed to be intrigued by it.

A noble effort, but perhaps the author was too close to the subjects to write a better book.
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must read.
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2022
This is a powerful novel that is gripping from start to finish. Rebecca Frankel has done it again. A tale elaborately woven and simply put, just a smooth read considering the heavy topic. It will not disappoint, and you are doing yourself a disservice by not picking up a copy.

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