The Horse Adjutant: A boy's life in the Nazi Holocaust. The Story of Leon Schagrin

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The Horse Adjutant tells the remarkable true story of Leon Schagrin, who was twelve years old when the Nazis invaded and occupied his hometown in southern Poland. His early knowledge of horses, learned from his father who cared for local animals, unexpectedly helped him survive during the Holocaust. While his family and many others from the region were deported to the extermination camp of Belzec, Leon endured ghettos and concentration camps, including Auschwitz. This memoir describes his struggle for survival and his lifelong commitment to preserving the memory of those who were murdered.