After Auschwitz: A story of heartbreak and survival by the stepsister of Anne Frank (Extraordinary Lives, Extraordinary Stories of World War Two)

by Eva Schloss

Many things have changed in the world since the end of World War Two, but unfortunately prejudice and discrimination have not.

Today there are still many people who look for scapegoats based on the colour of someone’s skin, their background, their sexuality – or their religion.

that however deep your despair, there is always hope. Life is very precious and beautiful – and no one should waste it.

‘Everything you do leaves something behind; nothing gets lost. All the good you have accomplished will continue in the lives of the people you have touched. It will make a difference to someone, somewhere, sometime, and your achievements will be carried on. Everything is connected like a chain that cannot be broken.’