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

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  • Judy Weissenberg is the mischievous and lively youngest child growing up in a large family in Debrecen, Hungary. But as the Nazis rise to power in Europe and anti-Jewish laws tear her family and community apart, Judy’s joyful youth becomes marred by fear and the hushed whispers of the adults around her. Then, in 1944, Germany occupies Hungary and Judy’s world is shattered. One terrifying event follows another, and soon Judy is faced with the incomprehensible — Auschwitz-Birkenau. In the shadow of the gas chambers, she clings to her sisters and “camp sisters,” who are her only hope of enduring the miseries that are to come. In A Cry in Unison, Holocaust survivor, educator and human rights activist Judy Weissenberg Cohen weaves her riveting story of survival with descriptions of the political and social forces that upended her life. Her voice is a powerful call to honour the unique experiences of women in the Holocaust and to refuse to be silent in the face of injustice. This is a three-chapter sample. For more information and to purchase the full audiobook, visit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/729995/a-cry-in-unison-by-judy-cohen/9781039008526
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  • Chapter 1 – Treasured Years

    Chapter 1 – Treasured Years
    Jan 16 2023

    Judy reflects on her treasured memories of childhood years in her hometown of Debrecen, Hungary. She describes her family, their roots, and her memories of the Jewish holidays.

    This is a three-chapter sample. For more information and to purchase the full audiobook, visit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/729995/a-cry-in-unison-by-judy-cohen/9781039008526
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    31 mins
  • Chapter 2 – A Woman’s Work

    Chapter 2 – A Woman’s Work
    Jan 16 2023

    The author offers thoughts and memories of her mother and her mother’s work in providing a stable and well kept home, caring and cooking for the family, and being an example for the Jewish community.

    This is a three-chapter sample. For more information and to purchase the full audiobook, visit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/729995/a-cry-in-unison-by-judy-cohen/9781039008526
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    12 mins
  • Chapter 3 – Ominous Times

    Chapter 3 – Ominous Times
    Jan 16 2023

    In the late 1930s, Jews from all over Europe are fleeing the expansion of the Nazi regime and seeking refuge in Hungary, but when WWII brakes out officially in 1939, Hungary also begins to see the effects of the anti-Jewish sentiment on their streets. Schools began to close their doors to Jewish children, Jewish businesses have to close.

    This is a three-chapter sample. For more information and to purchase the full audiobook, visit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/729995/a-cry-in-unison-by-judy-cohen/9781039008526
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    19 mins

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