Herman Rosenblat became acquainted with the darker side of prejudice and hate when the Nazis invaded Poland. His father died of typhus in the ghetto; his mother was sent to the Treblinka death camp to be exterminated. Forced into labor camps with his brothers, Herman clung to the last fragments of life inside of him.
But it was at the Schlieben labor camp in Germany that Herman met his angel. Night after night, a young Jewish girl who lived outside of the camp – and who was passing as a Christian – met Herman at the fence, bringing him food and, more important, hope. Herman never learned her name.
It wasn’t until Herman was forging a new life for himself in New York City that the most astounding miracle occurred. On a double date, he met a girl from Poland – a girl with an angelic face…and the memory of helping a young boy in a concentration camp survive. This is the true story of a love that was meant to be. Herman and his “angel at the fence,” his wife, Roma, overcame the greatest odds to find each other – and a happiness that would inspire millions…
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