Book Description
"I came through the Holocaust because of a series of often inexplicable circumstances, all of which were beyond my control. For instance, my 6-foot-2-1/2-inch height positioned me at the head of the line in forced marches across Europe. For a time, I benefited from this -- at least minimally...." As the title states, _Head of the Line_ is Michael (Jakubowics) Jackson's chronicle of his experiences during the Holocaust: from 1941, when his and other Jewish families were rounded up and driven from their homes in the former Czechoslovakia; through his years in hiding, followed by forced registration as a slave-laborer in a Hungarian military camp; to his horrific experiences during 1944-’45 in the German concentration camps of Flossenburg, Hersbruck, and Dachau.
_Head of the Line_ is written with great humility. The author emphasizes that if his fate was to survive the Holocaust, then his obligation was to record this tragic history, as a lesson to future generations. This memoir is a loving testimonial to his fallen family, a deeply moving personal account that also illuminates the larger circumstances of the crimes against humanity perpetrated against the European Jewish community during World War II.