In Our Hearts We Were Giants - Yehuda Koren & Eilat Negev

With our legs we measure the long and, for the Lilliputs, arduous distance from their barrack to Mengele's clinic; with our eyes we assess the height of the electrified barbed wire fence and the watchtowers. We slide into the deep, muddy ditches that were dug to separate the camp's sections. It's amazing the extent of the security precautions that were taken by the Nazis against people so helpless and feeble. We see it all, and understand nothing.

An amazing story told by two reporters who researched this most unusual family with seven dwarfs. They are all siblings who inherited a dominant gene leading to a type of dwarfism. With little else to do as a physically handicapped, they became an accomplished travelling entertainment troupe.

The authors thoroughly document the entire family's saga from thier childhood to their internment as Jews in Auschwitz as well as life after the war. The book discusses dwarfism and the unique challenges of little people. The reader learns how this one family is able to survive the unimaginable horrors of the Nazis. Much of the book covers the time period in the concentration camp under treatment with the monster, Dr. Mengele. Reading this book moved me to tears of sadness at the inhumanity and smiles of wonder at family bonds, love, and perservance.