Life Must Go On: The Remarkable Story of Sol Lurie, the Kovno Ghetto, and the Tragic Fate of Lithuania’s Jews

Author: Bea Lurie

After a bucolic childhood in Kovno, Lithuania, Sol was just 11 when the Nazis invaded, and he and his family were forced to move into the Kovno ghetto. We follow young Sol through heartbreak and fear, torment and torture. Through Sol's eyes, we learn the history of the communities in eastern Europe, especially Lithuania, which has long been a gap in the wider history of the Holocaust. Along the way, we meet the righteous few who helped save young Sol's life. After being imprisoned in five other concentration camps for a total of four years, Sol was liberated from Buchenwald on his 15th birthday. To this day, he still joyfully celebrates every year the day he was born and liberated.

Despite the horrors of youth, Sol never lost his determination to live life to the fullest. He embarked on a new life in the United States and would thrive as a husband, father, grandfather, business owner, and an inspiration for the thousands who have heard Sol share his incredible story—and the lessons he has to share.

Hardback

240 pages