THE AUSCHWITZ ESCAPE BY JOEL ROSENBERG

THE AUSCHWITZ ESCAPE is the first historical novel by JOEL ROSENBERG and it is well worth reading for anyone who is serious about their walk with the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob! There is a great deal we can learn from this account of the atrocities carried out against the Jews in the German death camps. Whilst it is true that there were also Gentiles imprisoned by Hitler's regime, it was his unrelenting and diabolical desire to wipe out the entire Jewish nation that is so well described in this book. This is so relevant in today's world where we see anti-Semitism reaching new heights! The Bible tells us that the person or nation that brings harm to the Jewish people touches "the apple of God's eye" and will surely bring His wrath upon them. Conversely, those who bless His people will be abundantly blessed.
In the novel we see godly Christians such as Jean-Luc, a pastor, who is imprisoned for helping Jewish refugees, and who continues to minister to the prisoners inside the camp.
Against a backdrop of evil, of man's inhumanity to man, we see glimpses of tremendous courage and faith, and also God's miraculous intervention, not only in the day to day life of the prisoners, but also in the escapes themselves.
We see how God can bring good out of even the most impossible situation when we trust Him. We see how Jacob Weitz grows as a person through the suffering he endures. We see how his training under his beloved uncle Ari develops him into a strong member of the Resistance, and how he is taken prisoner when he is locked into a cattle car with some of the prisoners he is trying to liberate, and how his boyish naïveté is quickly changed into determination to survive.
After his escape he is frustrated at the seeming disinterest of those in authority in America and Britain, and their inability to see how their failure to act is costing more Jewish lives every day.
Running through the story is Jacob's love for his friends and for the beautiful Abby.
It is a story of horror and of hope, of hatred and of sacrificial love. It is very well researched and historically true. It is a book that I will read many times and I can highly recommend it. It is most thought provoking and leaves one with a desire to tell the world to wake up before it is too late, and make sure there is never another holocaust!


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