Mukacevo, Czechoslovakia. Two young girls, Manci and Ruth Grunberger, are growing up in a loving Jewish family with their six siblings at the base of Carpathian Mountains, a peaceful region until Hungary annexes the territory in 1938. As WWII engulfs Europe, the area gradually becomes the focus of the Nazi’s Final Solution. The Grunberger family is sent to Auschwitz where Josef Mengele chooses who lives and who dies. Their father, mother, and six siblings are murdered in the gas chambers. The two sisters survive seven months in Auschwitz and another five months marching through the Sudeten Mountains at the mercy of brutal SS guards before being rescued near the Danish border. The sisters are found by family in Philadelphia and become some of the first Jewish refugees brought to the United States. From these traumatic beginnings, what emerges are two fulfilling life stories. The sisters have different beliefs, interests, and coping methods, and yet, their personal bond—the selfless, unconditional love between them—only grows stronger throughout the years. Captured in two first-person memoirs—and presented along with added historical references—this is a remarkable story of resilience and survival that describes a resounding triumph of the human spirit spanning nine decades. "A remarkable tale, dramatically affecting and historically significant."— Kirkus Reviews "Like Anne Frank, these messages need to live on past their writers and eras, reminding readers about humanity, inhumanity, and how to be both a survivor and a better person."— D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review "Daniel Seymour gives voice to Manci's and Ruthie's courage and survival as well as their incredible bond that testifies to the strength of the human spirit."— Publishers Weekly "This story will grip your heart, make you angry, and show you the true meaning of love."— Denise George, co-author of The Secret Holocaust Diaries "What unfolds in this book is an immersive read, and a real page-turner as the reader relives the sisters' hopes, dreams and fears."— Millie Jasper, Executive Director, Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center, New York "In capturing this story, Daniel Seymour has given the world a beautiful gift."— Nancy Geise, author of Auschwitz #34207 - The Joe Rubinstein Story "Manci and Ruth's gripping path demonstrates that human being cannot be defined by the tragedy that fell upon them, but rather by how they responded to adversity."— Francoise Ouzan, Senior Research Associate, Tel Aviv University, Israel "This inspiring memoir of two sisters' survival, devotion, success, and love is an authentic and an important contribution to giving women their voices."— Rochelle G. Saidel, Founding Director, Remember the Women Institute "This well-written book is both captivating and insightful, and, as such, it is an important new contribution to Holocaust studies."— Roland Kostić, Senior Lecturer in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden " From Auschwitz with Love reminds us anew of hope, dedication, loyalty and heroism of Ruthie and Manci and the other survivors. Their stories will continue to inspire us."— Paul Radensky, Senior Director for Education, Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York "These first-person interviews, memoir and diary entries with historical detail, provide a well-documented and poignant telling of two remarkable lives."— D.Z. Stone, author of No Past Tense: Love and Survival in the Shadow of the Holocaust "Daniel Seymour weaves a personal tale that transcends the history to take us into the depth dimension of the Shoah."— David Patterson, Professor of Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas "Manci and Ruth Grunberger's life story is fascinating, poignant, and convincing. It captivates the reader and historians will relish the details ."— Kelly J. Zúñiga, Chief Executive Officer, Holocaust Museum Housto "Like Anne Frank, these messages need to live on past their writers and eras, reminding readers about humanity, inhumanity, and how to be both a survivor and a better person."— Midwest Book Review "A remarkable tale, dramatically affecting and historically significant."— Kirkus Reviews "There is so much feeling in this book that I felt like I was sitting next to each scene, watching it unfold."-- Jeyran Main, Review Tales "Daniel Seymour has done a brilliant job of painting with every single event etches itself into the hearts of the readers."-- Readers' Favorite From tragic beginnings, an intimate and beautiful story about how the deep bond between two sisters enabled them to rebuild their lives. The Auschwitz concentration camp complex was the largest of its kind developed by the Nazi regime. There were three camps. Auschwitz I, the main camp, was used for forced labor and targeted killings. Auschwitz III, or Auschwitz-Monowitz, was also forced labor for the manufacturer of synthetic rubber and fuels. Auschwitz-Birkenau, Auschwit