Amazon Bestseller: #1 in Holocaust Biography and #1 in Holocaust Memoirs.

In May of 1945, Joe Rubinstein walked out of a Nazi concentration camp. For over 70 years, his remarkable story was hidden from the world.

Shortly before dawn on a frigid morning in Radom, Poland, German soldiers forced twenty-one year-old Icek “Joe” Rubinsztejn onto a crowded, open-air truck. The next day, several around him were dead. From there, things got worse for young Joe-much worse.

Joe arrived at Auschwitz on April 30, 1942. It would be seven decades before he revealed how he survived several of the most notorious concentration camps. His is an inspiring narrative; a story of reliance, endurance, courage and faith.

Barefooted when he was seized by the Nazis, Joe became one of New York’s leading shoe designers-working with companies whose shoes were sought after by First Ladies and movie stars alike. Joe’s story bears witness to the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. While the Nazis took everything else, they were unable to take his unassailable joy.

Joe’s story is one of discovering light in the darkest of places, an inspiration for us all.

Auschwitz #34207, a finalist 2015 Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award in Biography.

In November 2015, Author Nancy Sprowell Geise, was invited to Washington, D.C. to share Joe’s story at the U.S. Library of Congress and do a book signing at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum where she was presented with their Coin of Excellence Award.

Nancy has been asked to present Joe’s story across the United States with bookstores, veterans groups, civic organizations, churches, synagogues, bookclubs, senior communities, and the Kansas State Capitol. Nancy gave the Keynote address at the State of Kansas Holocaust Commemoration Service May 2, 2016.

Auschwitz 34207 is garnishing high praise from leading holocaust scholars, national reviewers and readers alike.

“A riveting, well-documented account of survival that’s harrowing,  inspiring and unforgettable.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A powerful story, worth being told and retold, one of authenticity  and integrity, written so very skillfully.” —Michael Berenbaum. Director Sigi Ziering Institute

“A beautifully written, thoroughly researched and compelling story. I’m hooked.” —Michlean Lowy Amir, Master of Library Science, Washington, D.C.

“In sharing his story – with Nancy Sprowell Geise’s help – Rubinstein has made an invaluable contribution to the literature of the Holocaust.” —BlueInk Review (Starred Review)

“Author Geise has done an important job in presenting Joe’s story to the world, and does justice to a generation whose voices deserve to be heard. A great read…”—Myles Friedman, Finelines Pubslush Review Blog

“Auschwitz #34207 will join work by Primo Levi on a shelf of classic Holocaust narratives.”—Foreword Reviews