A Survivor's Story

About this book

When Germany invades Poland in 1939 seventeen year old Severin Fayerman sees his world change forever. His familys factory is seized by the Germans. Inevitably the Fayermans are arrested and sent to a forced labor camp. Severin separated from his family is left alone in captivity. For more than a year he endures the horrors of Auschwitz Buchenwald and other concentration camps relying on hard work and ingenuity to survive. When the war ends so does his nightmare but his journey has only just begun. A Survivors Story is the inspirational memoir of Severin Fayerman Holocaust survivor and the founder of Baldwin Hardware. His journey from Poland to the United States from young boy to successful businessman proves that determination trumps adversity and that goodness can shine in the darkest of places. His story is the American dream. Severin Fayerman was born in Bendzin Poland in 1922. During World War II he survived imprisonment and forced labor at Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. Reunited with his family after the war he emigrated to the United States in search of a new life. In 1946 the Fayermans purchased the Baldwin Tool and Die Company in Newark New Jersey. Together they transformed the small metal forming business into a world-class operation. Today Baldwin Hardware is a premier manufacturer of locks and hardware and a testament to Severins hard work and entrepreneurial spirit.