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WHAT THEY DIDN'T BURN

What They Didn't Burn, by Mel Laytner

Editorial Reviews

Kirkus Reviews What They Didn't Burn

A scrupulously researched and dramatic remembrance… the author presents his findings with a remarkable blend of meticulousness and unabashed emotion, movingly communicating what he experienced during the process

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Jewish Book Council book review What They Didn't Burn

"A meticulously researched memoir [that] reads like a treasure hunt…The ensuing powerful narrative is dramatic, harrowing and haunting....a well-written potent story of memory and tribute told with integrity and weight. 


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Benjamin Franklin Awards review What They Didn't Burn

Benjamin Franklin Awards Judge (history)

The skills of the author - veteran newsman Mel Laytner - as both a writer and reporter are brilliantly evident…Even after seven decades, new classics of Holocaust literature, such as this one, are still possible.

--Franklin Awards Judge (history)

Judges' Comments
Booklife Prize_review What They Didn't Burn

Laytner's compelling, well-plotted memoir is always engaging and conscientiously structured. By interspersing historical content and journalism with personal accounts and reconstructed memories, Laytner keeps the narrative moving and provokes readers’ curiosity.

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Times of Israel review of What They Didn't Burn

A master writer who paints pictures in your head that make you think you’re in the ghetto, in the camp and on the death march standing next to his father. A writer who paints masterpieces in your mind that cause your lacrimal glands to secret tears and make you realize it’s time to visit the graves of your parents. -- Mort Laitner (click for full blog.)

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A memoir and history like no other Holocaust story…Its eye-opening impact makes What They Didn't Burn unparalleled, powerful, and essential reading that will ideally prompt debates and group studies about Holocaust survivors and Nazi experiences.

-- Diane Donovan, Sr. Reviewer

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Readers Favorite Book Review

Tightly written and compelling on every page...Dolek’s “luck” proves to be a terrifying endurance test. This is most certainly not luck. It is the grit and rapid intelligence of a man who can read a situation quickly to maximize the odds of survival. Very highly recommended. 

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Independent Book Review

...A deep dive into Nazi records reveals one man’s diamond-hard resolve to survive…With Laytner’s keen ear for dialogue and his evocative language, What They Didn’t Burn eloquently bears witness to the tragedy of a family and a people.


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