Don’t be an executioner. Don’t be a victim. And under no circumstances, under any circumstances, stand on the sidelines... The author of the book, once a boy from the Jewish community in Warsaw, carries this covenant throughout his life; then a concentration camp prisoner; witness to the horrors of fascism; liberated; a gifted youth timidly gaining recognition; world famous doctor, humanist and politician. His book is a piercing memoir of the lost pre-war time, of the growing madness of the pre-war years, of the overtaking horror, of overcoming unimaginable misfortunes, of the struggle for life and dignity... and, finally, of finding one’s destiny and true love. The Chosen One to Survive considered it necessary to talk about those who did not manage to survive - tell and warn...