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- A remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler’s list. Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto.
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Aug 27, 2013 · A remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler’s list. Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto.
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The Boy on the Wooden Box was published shortly after Leon Leyson’s death from lymphoma at the age of 83. The book consists of a prologue, 10 chapters and an epilogue, and it concludes with an afterword in which Leyson’s widow, daughter, and son comment on his life.
Aug 27, 2013 · Amazon Best Books of the Month, August 2013: For readers ages 11 and up, Leon Leyson’s remarkable memoir, The Boy on the Wooden Box, is the moving account of a happy childhood shattered by the Holocaust. Leyson was fortunate enough to survive, thanks largely to Oskar Schindler.
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A moving memoir written by Leon Leyson, the youngest person on Oskar Schindler's list, The Boy on the Wooden Box grippingly recounts the coming of war, the horrors of the Holocaust, and the...
The Boy on the Wooden Box. Written by Elisabeth B. Leyson Leon Leyson Marilyn J. Harran. Review by Hilary Daninhirsch. This inspiring memoir is a perfect way to introduce young children to Holocaust literature. Leon Leyson was born Leib Lejzon in a rural area of Poland in 1929.
This, the only memoir published by a former Schindler’s list child, perfectly captures the innocence of a small boy who goes through the unthinkable. Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only...
His book about his Holocaust experiences, The Boy on the Wooden Box, was published after his death with the help of his wife. The book was coauthored by Elisabeth B. Leyson and Holocaust scholar Dr. Marilyn J. Harran.
