Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Preface 8
4. Introduction 11
5. 1. Mythical Krakow—Childhood (1926–1939) 36
6. 2. The Hell of Extermination—Youth, Part One (1939–1945) 75
7. 3. The Aliyah Time—Youth, Part Two (1945–1954) 123
8. 4. In the Land of Success—The Mature Age (1954–2019) 238
9. Conclusion 390
10. Afterword by Leopold “Poldek” Wasserman, or Yehuda Maimon 403
11. Bibliography 409
12. Index 424