Hanged at Auschwitz. cover

Hanged at Auschwitz.

by Sim Kessel

"In December, 1944, I was hanged at Auschwitz. The combination of circumstances that saved my life was exceptional, maybe even unique. For on the rare occasions that a rope broke or somehow got untied, the reprieve granted the condemned man was never more than a few hours. The SS never pardoned." This is a Nazi concentration camp story with a difference. Sim Kessel, an ex-boxer, arrested by the SS for his two-year involvement in the French resistance and for being Jewish, was imprisoned in Auschwitz, tortured, and sent to the gas chamber. Saved by a fellow boxer, he escaped but was recaptured, sentenced to be hanged but miraculously lived, and ordered shot--but was saved again.--From publisher description.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?