Go My Son: A Young Jewish Refugee's Story of Survival

Chaim Shapiro

He left war-wracked Poland with his mother's tearful parting words ringing in his ears, "Go, my son", she urged him. And he went. In this timeless, spell-binding autobiographical, Chaim Shapiro recounts his miraculous survival, a testament to G-d's Divine Providence that clearly sheltered him, enabling him to reach his destination. Dramatic, moving, and sometimes humorous, this riveting account of a young rabbinical student's trek across the globe inspires, enriches, and uplifts.

From frozen tundras to veritable battlefields, a young yeshivah student escapes certain death in this spine-tingling yet eminently upbeat story of survival, faith, and ingenuity. This is the true story of Chaim Shapiro's adventure-filed odyssey through both war-torn Europe and Asiatic Russia. The author describes his many dramatic, and sometimes humorous encounters, as he flees from the Nazis, in a vivid and engrossing personal memoir.