UNITAS - MEMORIES: WORLD WAR II, CONCENTRATION CAMPS

Travel back in time and discover the moving story of World War II from the perspective of a man who experienced its cruelty firsthand. "Memories" by Adam Jóźwik is a testament to unwavering faith, hope, and the strength of the human spirit in the face of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century. It is a story of survival, the struggle for dignity, and the search for meaning in the darkest moments.

• Shocking account from the Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and Wernigerode concentration camps.
• Meeting with Saint Maximilian Kolbe – an inspiring testimony of faith.
• Daily life in occupied Poland – a picture of difficult times.
• Extraordinary strength of the human spirit in the fight for survival.
• Personal story of Stalinist repressions after the war.
• History lesson conveyed by a hero.
• Testimony of faith and hope in the most difficult moments.

Adam Jóźwik, as a young boy, miraculously escaped death under the fire of a German plane. This event marked the beginning of a series of dramatic experiences that forever changed his life. Arrests by the Gestapo, hard work in concentration camps, the struggle for survival in inhuman conditions – these are just fragments of his extraordinary story. The book shows not only the cruelty of war, but also human solidarity and the faith that gave strength in the most difficult moments. Get to know the story of an extraordinary struggle for survival and find strength and hope in it.

Unitas Publishing is proud to present "Memories" by Adam Jóźwik – a moving testimony of a man who witnessed the most difficult moments of Polish history with his own eyes. This book is not only a collection of facts, but above all a personal story about involvement in the partisan movement, imprisonment in Nazi camps, and repressions in post-war Poland. It is a story about faith, love for the Fatherland, and an unwavering spirit that allowed him to survive the worst moments. Adam Jóźwik shares with readers memories of the repressions he experienced in Gestapo prisons for his conspiratorial activities, which culminated in his referral to Auschwitz. There, in addition to the drastic descriptions of superhuman work and suffering or the shocking daily view of the death of more people, the narrator's testimony of faith is particularly moving, the special sign of which was the Carmelite scapular worn by the hero and the poignant meeting with Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe, also the memory of the memorable appeal in which he volunteered to die and save Franciszek Gajowniczek.

After the war, although physically free, Adam Jóźwik had to face Stalinist repressions. This book is a testament not only to the cruelty of war, but also to the difficult post-war reality in Poland. It is a personal story of survival, of faith and hope, which allows us to better understand the nightmare of World War II. The memories allow you to feel the atmosphere of the fall of the Third Reich prevailing in the camp, and finally to learn about the fate of the hero, who comes under the care of the Americans and then to the 1st Armored Division of General Stanisław Maczek. All the time he is filled with longing for his family and home, separated from whom he was to spend more Christmas. Finally, he managed to return to his homeland, although, as he himself wrote: After the Nazi occupation came the Stalinist one, probably worse than that one. The experiences in prison and the difficult interrogations by the UB show a true picture of this post-war reality.