The Watchmakers

A Powerful WW2 Story of Brotherhood, Survival, and Hope Amid the Holocaust

De: Harry Lenga, Scott Lenga

Narrado por: Barry Abrams

Harry Lenga was born to a family of Chassidic Jews in Kozhnitz, Poland. The proud sons of a watchmaker, Harry and his two brothers, Mailekh and Moishe, studied their father's trade at a young age. Upon the German invasion of Poland, when the Lenga family was upended, Harry and his brothers never anticipated that the tools acquired from their father would be the key to their survival.

Under the most devastating conditions imaginable—with death always imminent—fixing watches for the Germans in the ghettos and brutal slave labor camps of occupied Poland and Austria bought their lives over and over again. From Wolanow and Starachowice to Auschwitz and Ebensee, Harry, Mailekh, and Moishe endured, bartered, worked, prayed, and lived to see liberation.

Derived from more than a decade of interviews with Harry Lenga, conducted by his own son Scott and others, The Watchmakers is Harry's heartening and unflinchingly honest first-person account of his childhood, the lessons learned from his own father, his harrowing tribulations, and his inspiring life before, during, and after the war. It is a singular and vital story, told from one generation to the next—and a profoundly moving tribute to brotherhood, fatherhood, family, and faith.

©2021, 2022 Scott Lenga (P)2022 Tantor

Unpredictable

Amazing story of resilience of a family’s struggle during the Holocaust. Many unexpected twists and turns.

Biography great.

Horrible narrator. Sounds like Jerry Lewis pretending he is Chineese. The narrative important. Glad they published it.

Understanding the plight of European Jews

I learned more about how some Jews survived the concentration camps in World War 11. This story is about survival under horrific circumstances.

Life is a state of mind

This is a beautiful story of how we can make it through life, with all it's sorrows, and still retain our dignity and grace.

What an incredible dangerous journey mr. Lenga had

What details were given . He had such love for his family. It was everything to him. His two brothers.~ the details kept me interested . The absolute cruelty of nazi party sickened me. They did have a bit of luck with them

Captivating story

This is a very interesting story of brotherhood, astrong bond between brothers that can actually perform miracles. Recommended for anyone who wants to know more about the holocaust first hand. However, I’m sorry to say I had a serious problem with the narrator Barry Abrams. He has a pleasant voice, he’s very fluent, but his attempt at a Polish accent is far from accurate, not even close. Since most of the book is told by Harry Lenga, a Polish Jew, this poor performance of the accent was a distraction and a disappointment for me. I’d rather havethe whole book narrated by Abrams’ natural American accent. Still, I strongly recommend this book.

Amazing true story

Excellent composition of this true story. Told by the son of a holocaust surviver (his father) Narration was Excellent as well. A must read📚

A great story with a terrible decision by the reader

The decision to narrate the whole book in a fake yiddish/polish accent was terrible. I recommend reading this on paper. The publisher should re-record this book without the distracting accent.