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WILL TO LIVE
THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY
OF KALMAN WILLNER FROM
BUCHENWALD TO BOCA RATON
By Henny Sleiner
In 1939 the German army invaded a small village in southeastern Poland where a 14 year old boy named Kalman Willner lived with his family. Several days later the mostly Jewish village was overtaken by the Nazi SS and life would never be the same. For the next six years Kalman experienced incomprehensible horrors as he was separated from his dear family and transferred to several labor camps and the notorious concentration camps of Buchenwald, Auschwitz and Dachau. On several occasions Kalman managed to escape, only to be captured and returned to custody. It’s a miracle that he was never shot and killed on the spot for his daring escapes. Kalman’s harrowing journey and tale of survival is one that you’ll never forget. Fortunately Kalman and a brother survived and reconnected after the war and eventually settled in suburban Philadelphia where they opened a Jewish delicatessen named Hymie’s. Always the survivor, Kalman eventually retired to Florida where he embarked on another unlikely journey and became a successful stock broker. Kalman Willner’s indefatigable will to live and live a precious life to the fullest is one of the most inspirational stories you’ll ever read!
$36
Hardcover, 224 pages Fall of 2025
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