Mala’s Cat: A Memoir of Survival in World War II By: MALA KACENBERG [Audiobook]

Author: Mala Kacenberg
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton

Growing up in the Polish village of Tarnogrod on the fringes of a deep pine forest, Mala Szorer had the happiest childhood she could have hoped for. But at the age of 12, as the German invasion begins, her beloved village becomes a ghetto, and her family and friends are reduced to starvation. 

So she takes matters into her own hands and bravely removes her yellow star so she can sneak out to the surrounding villages to barter for food. It is on her way back that she sees her loved ones rounded up for deportation and receives a smuggled letter from her sister warning her to stay away. In order to survive, she walks away from everything she holds dear to live by herself in the forest, hiding not just from the Nazis but from hostile villagers as well. 

She is followed by a stray cat who stays with her – and seems to come to her rescue time and time again. Malach the cat becomes her family, her only respite from painful loneliness, her guide, and a reminder to stay hopeful even when faced with unfathomable darkness. 

Allowing listeners to see the war through the innocence of a child’s eyes, Mala’s Cat is a powerful and unique addition to the Holocaust canon.

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