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WITNESS FOR MY FATHER

A WORLD WAR II STORY OF LOSS, HOPE, AND DISCOVERY

Martin Weigen was eleven when the Nazis invaded his hometown of Starachowice, Poland. He survived the death march from Auschwitz, imprisonment at Buchenwald, and the deaths of his family before his liberation at Dachau and the decision that changed the course of his life.

He never spoke of it.

Fifty years later, a surprise telephone call opens the door to Martin’s past.

-from Witness For My Father

Barbara & Her Father Before Leaving Europe

Barbara & Her Father Celebrating with Family

Barbara & Her Father Before Leaving Europe

Barbara & Her Father Celebrating with Family

Witness for my Father is a must-read story of survival and the love of family. Barbara Bergren’s extraordinary tribute to her father provides a vivid and disturbing picture of the plight of Jews in Europe during the Holocaust and recounts a remarkable and inspiring account of hope from unexpected heroes at the conclusion of the war

About the Author

Barbara Bergren is an Award Winning Author, lecturer, and Holocaust educator. She visits schools, religious organizations, and community groups speaking about her father’s experience both during and after Word War II.  (read more)

“…my father was the real keeper of stories. He was the one who’d tuck me in at night…”