With these bald statements Ken Arkwright commences the story of his life. There have
been countless stories written by and about Holocaust survivors, and each one has its own
perspective, each being a witness statement, an eye witness account and each deserves
to be told.
This book has the interesting provenance of having first been published in German,
where it aroused considerable interest. Now Hybrid Publishers is proud to release a revised
and updated English edition, with fascinating material about Arkwright's life and times.
For decades the author resisted telling his story. As he comments, 'Many years of
reflecting on these events had to take place to make me feel the need to write about this
journey.' He feels an urgency to tell his story, as otherwise his unique life experiences and
the life stories of some of the people he met and who have perished in the Holocaust will die with him.
Now in his ninetieth year, Ken Arkwright writes with clarity and in great detai
