Unbreakable: The Remarkable True Story of a Holocaust Survivor's Six-Year Journey from Nazi Labor Camps to Buchenwald

The War Ended—His Story Didn’tWhen Nazi Germany invades Poland in 1939, sixteen-year-old Rafal Kantor is thrust into a world of terror, loss, and impossible choices. Over the next six years, the young Polish Jew struggles to survive the Czestochowa ghetto, brutal forced labor camps, and ultimately the horrors of Buchenwald concentration camp. But the most extraordinary part of Rafal’s story came decades later.On April 17, 1945, Rafal Kantor lay barely alive inside the hospital barracks at Buchenwald as American forces liberated the camp. Among the combat medics entering through the gates that day was U.S. Army Staff Sgt Edmund D Kruszynski.Nearly eighty years later, their sons met entirely by chance inside a Cincinnati café.Neither man knew their fathers’ lives had intersected during one of history’s darkest moments.That unexpected encounter uncovered a long-buried testimony and sparked a promise: Rafal’s story would not be forgotten.Told in Rafal’s own voice and drawn from his written memoir, historical archives, and original photographs, UNBREAKABLE is more than a Holocaust survival story. It serves to honor those who never had the chance to tell their own stories.Perfect for readers of Night, The Liberator, and The Tattooist of Auschwitz.From the bestselling author of The Medic’s Wife.“A literary act of remembrance that breaks your heart—and then gives you the courage to carry the story forward.”—Jackie Congedo, CEO, Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center“Unbreakable is not just a book—it’s a warning, a memory, and a call to never look away.”—Melissa Hunter, author of All She Lost Read more