The next part that I read was the foreword. It was written by the French writer who helped Elie publish his first version of this book. He starts and speaks about the first time he met Elie. Somehow the conversation lead to the times of the holocaust. Francois told Elie, "I have thought of those children so many times!" and Elie responded, "I was one of them."
I try to imagine that moment and how this conversation would lead to the changing of so many lives by sharing Elie's story.
Later Francois shares the fate of the Jews of the small town in Transylvania and how this "child" would share his story...
"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed."
I can't wait to start reading further. I wonder how much this book will bring me back to when I read the Diary of Anne Frank? Or will it be more graphic now that I have seen so many documentaries and movies over this subject?
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