MY HOMETOWN CONCENTRATION CAMP

My Hometown Concentration Camp tells the story of the young BernardOffen's endurance and survival of the Krakw Ghetto and five concentrationcamps, including Plaszw and Auschwitz-Birkenau, until his liberation nearDachau by American troops in 1945. The author tells of his experiences inthe ghetto and camps and how he set out, after the war, in search of hisbrothers, eventually finding them in Italy with the Polish Army. Havingreturned to the United States, Bernard Offen was drafted into the US Armyto serve in the Korean War. After the war, he founded his own business andbuilt a family, both helping to restore a sense of normality to his life.This was the start of his own unique process of healing that led,ultimately, to his retirement and decision to dedicate his life toeducating audiences around the world about his experiences during theHolocaust. Bernard Offen's story recounts his one-man journey acrossAmerica, Europe, Israel, and back to his native Poland, and his deve