Fourteen-year-old Dita has been imprisoned in Auschwitz, ripped from her home in Prague’s Terezín ghetto along with her parents. Life in the camp is a constant battle for survival, filled with unrelenting fear and unimaginable cruelty.
When Freddy Hirsch, a Jewish leader in the camp, entrusts Dita with a dangerous responsibility—to care for eight smuggled books that have been secretly preserved by the prisoners—she agrees, despite the risks. In a world where knowledge is forbidden, Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz, safeguarding not just books but hope itself.
Based on a true story, The Librarian of Auschwitz is a powerful testament to courage, resilience, and the enduring power of stories to inspire even in the darkest of times.