The Boy On the Wooden Box

Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto. With incredible luck, perseverance, and grit, Leyson was able to survive the sadism of the Nazis, including that of the demonic Amon Goeth, commandant of Plaszow, the concentration camp outside Krakow. Ultimately, it was the generosity and cunning of one man, a man named Oskar Schindler, who saved Leon LeysonâÈçs life, and the lives of his mother, his father, and two of his four siblings, by adding their names to his list of workers in his factoryâÈ'a list that became world renowned: SchindlerâÈçs List. This, the only memoir published by a former SchindlerâÈçs List child, perfectly captures the innocence of a small boy who goes through the unthinkable. Most notable is the lack of rancor, the lack of venom, and the abundance of dignity in Mr. LeysonâÈçs telling. The Boy on the Wooden Box is a legacy of hope, a memoir unlike anything youâÈçve ever read.