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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors wish to thank the following survivors who provided authen- tic details of the events they witnessed: Nettie Allweiss, Ivan A. Backer, Dr. Leon Chameides, Rena Ferber Finder, Berthold Gaster, Ernest Gelb, Henry Klein, Joseph Korzenik, Rabbi Philip Lazowski, Lorelei Lewis, Hannah S., Fred S., Mrs. Arthur Seaman, Bernice Sobotka, Mark Sobotka, Robert Wagemann, and Yakov. We also wish to thank Dr. Jochen Heller, who in Munich in 1946 volun- teered his schoolboy copy of Für Meinen Lebensweg “so that children may learn from our [Germany’s] experiences” Emily M. Birch, our patient edi- tor, whose sincere support and encouragement enabled us to write this book and Leslie Swift, of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Photo Archives, who was always at the other end of the phone to accommodate our many and diverse requests. And, last but not least, we thank the many individuals whose efforts supplied us with much of our information. In writing this book, we feel we have become members of a community dedicated to making this world a kinder and more understanding place.