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Author of "The Boy in the Back," the powerful true story of Holocaust survivor Jan Blumenstein.

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You do not have to be Jewish to feel this story. Just imagine your father taken from you and your name replaced by a number.

Jan lived through the #Holocaust. He survived it. Now he asks you to bear witness.

Buy the book now!

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One moment stayed with me while writing this book.

A basket of apples spilled onto the road during a death march. A quiet act of courage. A choice to remain human.

That's what The Boy in the Back is really about.

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Does the Holocaust still matter? Jan Blumenstein spent 80 years asking that question.

He shared his story not just for #historians, but for all of us. Because someone must still listen.

Prove him right. His book is in the link in bio.
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Some memories never leave the body, even when the world asks for silence. This passage from ‘The Boy in the Back’ speaks to the pain survivors carry long after the camps are gone.

Watch to the end and let the message settle before you move on.

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@RuinZane Thank you for carrying Jan's words forward. He would have been moved by this.

He didn't survive Auschwitz and Mauthausen to be forgotten. He survived to be heard. And thanks to readers like you, he is.

I hope his story stays with you and your book club.

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At 16, Jan survived #Auschwitz by becoming invisible.

For 80 years, he stayed silent. Until he saw the world repeating the hatred he once survived.

“I can’t stay silent because the world is starting to sound like it did before.”

#Holocaust #JewishBooks #NeverForget #TrueStory

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I sat with Jan for eighteen months.

Through silence, pain, and memories too heavy to carry, he kept one promise: to tell the world what happened.

The words are mine. The truth is his.

Swipe to witness Jan’s story. Full testimony at the link in bio.

#JewishHistory #Holocaust

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This was the moment Jan knew they had not won.

Not in survival or escape—but here, at a worn lathe.

They took his name and family, but not his skill or humanity.

This is where his story turns.

Read The Boy in the Back!

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I sat with Jan for years listening to a story that was never meant to stay silent. It was meant to be carried by him by me and now by you. I wrote The Boy in the Back to be that bridge. I hope you will walk across it with us.

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In a world of screaming and chaos, his power was in his silence. But how long can you hide when death is everywhere? One glance, one sound, could betray him.

How did he maintain the silence? The answer awaits: https://t.co/5rRxJqBWb6

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Wishing you a Happy New Year filled with light and promise. ✨

May the lessons of history, like the one held in "The Boy in the Back," guide us toward a kinder, more courageous tomorrow. Let's build a future where such strength is honored, and such suffering is never repeated.

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Surviving Auschwitz was just the start. At Mauthausen, every moment was a fight for survival. The 'Stairs of Death' were only the beginning.

Read now to know what happened next. ‘The Boy in the Back’: https://t.co/5rRxJqBWb6

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It's a raw, intimate account of survival that proves the human spirit is unbreakable.

Let this powerful memoir remind you of the strength we all carry within. Read now: https://t.co/5rRxJqBWb6

#NeverAgain #Memoir #NonFiction #TrueStory #WW2 #History #Holocaust #WritersLift

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This holiday, we're grateful for stories of unbreakable hope like Jan Blumenstein’s in "The Boy in the Back"—a powerful reminder of the light that endures.

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They gave him a number and tried to erase his identity. But they could not break his will.

This is the story of a 16-year-old who clung to his humanity and rebuilt a life in defiant triumph.

Read his story of defiant survival: https://t.co/5rRxJqCu0E

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Why tell this story now? Because standing up against hate starts with remembering. Silence may fuel it, but a single voice can stop it.

‘The Boy in the Back’ is a testament to the strength of the human spirit https://t.co/5rRxJqBWb6

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‘The Boy in the Back’ is Jan’s story of surviving unimaginable terror and rebuilding his future.

Read the incredible true story of survival: https://t.co/5rRxJqCu0E

#TrueSurvival #HumanSpirit #InspiringStory #TheBoyInTheBack #HolocaustSurvivor #MustRead

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After the liberation, Jan Blumenstein built a new life thousands of miles away in #Toronto, becoming a husband, father, and healer. His story is one of profound loss and ultimate #resilience.

Read about his journey: https://t.co/5rRxJqBWb6

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A story not just of survival, but of triumph. A teenager who outsmarted the Nazi war machine and built a new life from the ashes.

Be inspired by this incredible true story of resilience: https://t.co/5rRxJqBWb6

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#WritingCommunity Let’s have a #WritersLift! Calling writers to leave a comment for your #book, #story, #WIP, other creative work and we'll follow you. Follow those who #follow you and everyone else. Like and repost. GO! #ShamelessSelfPromoMonday #Writers #Authors #MondayVibes