The Redhead of Auschwitz: A True Story

Author: Nechama Birnbaum Rosie was always told her red hair was a curse, but she never believed it. She often dreamed of what it would look like under a white veil with the man of her dreams by her side. However, her life took a harrowing turn in 1944 when she was forced out of her home and sent to the most gruesome of places: Auschwitz. Upon arrival, Rosie’s head was shaved. She lost not only her beautiful hair, but also the life she once cherished. Among the chaos and surrounded by hopelessness, Rosie realized the only thing the Nazis could not take from her was the fierce redheaded resilience in her spirit. When all of her friends began to give up on life, she remained determined to get home. Through death camps and death marches, she summoned all of her courage to do just that. Paperback 282 pages