In the midst of World War II, a young man will give everything to return to his family. But is everything he has to give enough to make it home?
Hungary, 1943. Called to serve his homeland, Laci departs to join the Hungarian Army’s Jewish labor battalion. As Hungary is allied with Germany, he finds himself in an impossible position: a Jew serving the Nazi war machine. He prays for Germany’s defeat- but what fate would await him then? As he endures crippling workloads and terrifying encounters, Laci fears for the fate of his loved ones, cherishing the rare letters he is able to receive with news from home, willing to risk his life to keep them.
As the battalion begins to withdraw from the front lines, Laci manages to escape, only, in a cruel twist of fate, to be taken captive by the Soviet army. Long years of captivity bring hunger, fear, and the ever-present threat of death, yet also fleeting glimmers of light.
A Survivor’s Hope is the true account of a man whose faith, determination, and love did not allow him to give up. A riveting, heart rending story of good in the midst of evil, of impossible love and loss in the darkest of times, and one man who made it through.
