Narrow Escapes: Childhood Memories of the Holocaust and Their Legacy

"Sam 'Schmulek' Oliner was one of the fortunate Polish Jews who found refuge in the home of Polish peasants... His well-written memoir reminds us that the Holocaust sometimes brought out the best, as well as the worst, in people." - Lawrence Baron, Abraham Nasatir Professor of Modern Jewish History. San Diego State University

"Narrow Escapes defines Samuel Oliner's life in more ways than one.Not only is he a Holocaust survivor who barely eluded the genocidal 'Final Solution'... he is also a groundbreaking Holocaust scholar who has focused attention on the rescuers... who risked their lives to give Jews life-saving narrow escapes during those dark times. Oliner's significant epilogue in this new edition both updates his story and helps to show how his narrow escapes lead to a remarkable career." - John K. Roth, Pitzer Professor of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College

Samuel P. Oliner
Paragon Press, St. Paul, MN, 2000
Narrow Escapes: Childhood Memories of the Holocaust and Their Legacy