Malcolm Brabant.
Journalist, Filmmaker,
Author.
I'm a veteran foreign correspondent. Journalistically, I came of age when I covered the war in Bosnia for the BBC. Over the decades, I have had assignments in more than eighty countries. I'm one of the original one man bands. I taught myself to shoot and edit as soon as digital video cameras appeared and it has been my salvation as a freelance journalist. Since 2015, I've roamed around Europe as a special correspondent for America's PBS Newshour. Along with my wife Trine Villemann, I co-directed the intensely personal documentary 'Malcolm is a Little Unwell.' And now I'm about to launch a genuine labour of love, "The Daughter of Auschwitz,' co-authored with Tova Friedman, one of the camp's youngest survivors.
PRAISE FOR THE DAUGHTER OF AUSCHWITZ
"Every so often a book arrives that demands to be read. This is such a book. It should be compulsory reading for those who know little of one of humanity’s greatest crimes and the awe-inspiring bravery of those like Tova Friedman who survived to tell their story. But also for those who think of the Holocaust as ancient history. It is not. It is an eternal reminder that evil needs only ignorance to flourish. That is the true value of this remarkable book."
"Tova Friedman's vividly written and compelling story serves as proof that after suffering unimaginable cruelty and trauma, it is still possible to forge a life. This unforgettable book not only ensures we remember the horrors of the Holocaust, but can see the dangers of anti-semitism and other forms of racism today."
"I read this book with gratitude and urgency. Gratitude for the courage Tove Friedman has shown in deciding to share her story. We are all the beneficiaries of such powerful witness. The urgency comes from the knowledge that as time marches on such vivid voices are becoming increasingly rare. Read this book, cherish the lessons. It is a book rooted in the terrible events of another time, but the truths it reveals are eternal."
An unforgettable and deeply moving story. Malcolm Brabant brilliantly evokes the world of the ghetto and of Auschwitz through the eyes of Tova Friedman, a small child who survived the brutality of the Holocaust.
JOHN HUMPHRYS
BROADCASTER
LINDSEY HILSUM
CHANNEL 4 NEWS
FERGAL KEANE
BBC NEWS
JEREMY BOWEN
BBC NEWS
