by Simon Eichel
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In 1939, author Simon Eichel was fifteen years old and lived in the Upper Silesia region of Poland. He was old enough to know that “politics” were taking an ugly turn and that life would undoubtedly become more uncomfortable for Jews. All the same, he was most concerned with his life at school, his academic challenges, and the attentions of a particular young lady. Before he could blink an eye, he found himself packed into a boxcar with his father and numerous other deported Jews. His old life ended, and he began an unimaginable journey. The Family Whistle shares the unlikely odyssey of the Eichel family out of Europe, through the horrors of Nazi brutality and the rigors of a Siberian Labor camp, and finally to safe harbor and success in the United States. Drawn from Eichel’s surviving journals, The Family Whistle is a story of tragic loss and uncommon family strength.
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 The Family Whistle, 2008-09-02
A very well-written book with high-interest content. It is one of the few written about the Holocaust period concerning those Jews who were shipped from Russian-occupied Poland by the Soviets to Siberia and ironically survived the Nazi onslaught because of that. In spite of the excellent writing, the book in the next edition needs a good copy-editor to go over it, as a number of printing/careless errors distracted somewhat from the message. There was one historical error, as Anne Frank was not shipped to Auschwitz; she was sent to and died in Bergen-Belsen in Germany.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Another inspiring story of the Holocaust, 2008-03-26
This story is another inspiring story of the Holocaust. Although I am very intrigued by the Holocaust, this is an aspect of it that I had not realized was out there. This story had little to do with the death camps and the Eichle's knowledge of the awful things being done to the Jews at the death camps was minimal until after the war. It still paints a picture of the poor treatment of Jews at this time and was a touching family story.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
A Perilous Existence, 2007-06-27
A wonderful story that covers a different aspect of the Holocaust; surviving the labor camps of Russia. Writings and journalings historically reflect the Holocaust through stories that are primarily focused on Germany, Hitler, and the death camps that systematically murdered millions of Jews. Rarely do we get to see what role Russia played in tending to the thousands of refuges that fled Hitler's grip. The Family Whistle shares the Eichel family's escape into Siberia, the repeated survival that harsh conditions demanded, and the success of repeatedly starting over. Hope of reuniting with loved ones back in beloved Poland was the driving force for surviving six years of camps overseen by the NKVD and Russian Forces. At the end of WWII, Simon Eichel, his father, older brothers and new members of the family retraced their journey back to Poland with burning desires to once again be together with those they were forced to leave behind. What awaits them is the news that is so horrid and unbelievable they cannot fathom its meaning. The Eichel family is forever changed when the dreams of reunification are shattered...forever.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
As real as it gets, 2006-03-14
Simon Eichel takes us on a voyage of incredible emotions. The roller-coaster experience is all the more intense because it is real. We live in an era when such degradation of, and dis-respect for, human life seems remote here in cozy east coast America. Well, Eastern Europe was pretty cozy before Nazi Germany erupted. How would any of us cope without the day-to-day liberties we now assume as our inalienable rights.
I took from this book the meaning of armaggedon. But, also the meaning of perserverence and courage. And above all, the value of a life. This book makes me cherish the time I do have on this Earth.
The Family Whistle is a story we should all read, especially when lives and liberty are currently questioned in areas of the world. Simon Eichel inspires us with his will to live and unbroken hope.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
The Family Whistle, 2006-02-10
This book is a moving memoir of a man who has lived a truly extraordinary life. The journey begins in early adolescence when his otherwise normal childhood growing up in a Jewish family was turned upside down by the German invasion of Poland.It records in a very personal way the experience of his family as some of them fled east to Russia to literally save their lives while those who stayed behind ultimately perished in the Nazi death camps. The survivors set off on an odyssey which takes them further East to the labor camps in Siberia then back to a displaced persons camp in Europe and finally to the United States where they found a new home. It captures both the challenges many world war two refugees had to overcome to survive but also the new life they built in America.As time passes this cyle of life that many experienced during and after world war two becomes more distant and seemingly less relevant to new generations. This memoir will help insure that we do not forget the remarkable accomplishments of those who had the will and luck to survive the horrors of world war two and the strength of character to pick up the pieces in a new country and lead a productive and fulfilling life.
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