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Review of "The Escape Artist" highlights unique Holocaust narrative

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This review discusses Jonathan Freedland's 2022 book, "The Escape Artist," which recounts the true story of Walter Rosenberg, one of the few Jews to escape Auschwitz. Unlike typical Holocaust narratives, the book focuses on Rosenberg's deeply unlikeable character and his ultimate failure to achieve his larger mission of stopping the Holocaust. The review highlights Rosenberg's voluntary entry into Auschwitz under false pretenses and his singular focus on escape, which set him apart from other prisoners and defied conventional expectations of Holocaust stories. AI

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Review of "The Escape Artist" highlights unique Holocaust narrative

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