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To Auschwitz and Back: The Joe Engel Story

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A documentary. Born in Zakroczym, in Poland, Holocaust Survivor Joe Engel was taken by the Nazi's at 14 and at 14 and never saw his parents again. Now 90 tears old, Joe is the embodiment of living history and spends his retirement years ensuring the Holocaust is never forgotten. From the overwhelming despair of the Warsaw Gehtto, to the shroud of unceasing death and suffering that was Birkenau and Auswitz, to his escape from a Death Train at 17 and his covert work as a freedom fighter, Joe personally takes us on his vivid journey to hell and back. This is a story of faith, renewal and redemption. Joe Engel , with an unwavering will to live, overcame unimaginable horrors to become a treasured citizen, community leader and philanthropist.