A Thousand Days In Auschwitz

Plonsk, Poland, 1942, and Mattie Kaczlowicz's life is about to change forever. When the Nazis deport his beloved wife to an unknown "work camp" in the East, his heart is shattered. Two weeks later, it's his turn, and he finds himself crushed in a freight car, traveling towards a fate that is already sealed for him. After three hellish days with no food or water, the train comes to a stop, but his relief is short-lived when the doors are thrown open, and he realizes his destination is Auschwitz, the deadliest Nazi concentration camp.
During the next 861 days, Mattie endures disease, torture, and starvation. Then under the threat of death, he is forced to become a reluctant instrument in the Nazi's killing program. In his struggle to survive, the lines between right and wrong become blurred, and he is powerless to do anything except fight to stay alive.
Through determination and bravery, Mattie survives the horrors of Auschwitz and, after liberation, begins a new life in the United States. He is happy and content until events force him to face secrets from his past that will change his life forever.

Brenda Webb has a B.A. in history and has taken advanced courses in Holocaust studies through Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

Brenda recently finished working with other writers from around the world on a Holocaust Survivor interview project through HAMEC (Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center) in Philadelphia. The project paired historians, professional writers, journalists, teachers, and professors with a Holocaust survivor, liberator or resistor to document history based on their testimonies. The essays will be available as academic resources for educators and students in the fall of 2019.

When she isn't glued in front of her computer writing, Brenda volunteers her time at her local food pantry and animal rescue.

Brenda is a self-proclaimed history nerd and is a member of the Historical Novel Society. She lives in Racine, Wisconsin with her husband, 2 dogs, and too many cats. This is her first novel. She is currently working on her second novel, A Memoir of a Holocaust Survivor, and hopes to have it published in 2020.