Getting Out Alive
- Publisher
- The Azrieli Foundation
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2007
- Category
- Jewish Studies, Historical, 20th Century
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781897470923
- Publish Date
- Sep 2007
- List Price
- $6.99
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Description
Nineteen-year-old Tommy Dick was killed, only to resurface. Born into a Hungarian family who had converted from Judaism, Tommy soon found out that in the eyes of the Nazis, he was still a Jew, still a target for murder. On the run and in disguise, Tommy was chased by death as much as he was by luck. Getting Out Alive is a vivid and gripping account of how the courageous acts of others, unshakeable friendships and Tommy’s own extraordinary quick wit conspired to save the life of this adventurous and determined young man in the cruellest of times.
About the author
Tommy Dick was born in 1925 in Budapest, Hungary. In 1948, he immigrated to Canada and eventually settled in Calgary. At the age of 36, Tommy enrolled in law school and practiced law in Calgary for 30 years. Tommy Dick passed away in 1999.