Rena Finder was only 11 when the Nazis forced her and her family—along with all the other Jewish families—into a ghetto in Krakow, Poland. Rena worked as a slave laborer with scarcely any food and watched as friends and family were sent away.

​​​​​​​Then Rena and her mother ended up working for Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who employed Jewish prisoners in his factory and kept them fed and healthy. But Rena’s nightmares were not over. She and her mother were deported to the concentration camp Auschwitz. With great cunning, Schindler was the one who set out to help them escape.
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Here, in her own words, is Rena’s gripping story of perseverance and hope. With pictures from Rena’s personal collection and from the time period, this unforgettable memoir introduces young readers to a terrifying period of modern history.