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ET : The Children of Buchenwald: Child Survivors and Their Post-War Lives (2000) revised and edited by Robert Krell (Jerusalem and Hewlett, NY: Gefen House, 2000).

• Revised ed. of Les enfants de Buchenwald: que sont devenus les 1000 enfants juifs sauvés en 1945? (Lausanne: Favre, 1984) is a book by Judith Hemmendinger.

Abstract

"Some of the 426 child survivors of Buchenwald tell their stories, from their lives in the camp, their liberation, and their struggle for normalcy and emotional well-being."--Publisher description.

Contents

From Auschwitz to Liberation -- Arrival in France -- The children at Ambloy -- Lulek's story -- Romek's story -- Taverny -- Destinations- leaving Taverny -- Life journeys- 20 years later in New York -- Life journeys- France -- Life journeys- Israel -- Elie Wiesel -- Observations and conclusions.

About the Authors

Robert Krell is a Dutch child survivor and psychiatrist living in British Columbia.

Judith Hemmendinger worked with many of the boys during their early period of transition in France.