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    My Poems
    My Poems
    My Poems
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    My Poems

    By Oskar Klausenstock M.D.

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    Author Oskar Klausenstocks life has been marked with experiences that have been turbulent, unsteady, and, in some cases, outright violent. He was an only child who was often shifted from parent to parent and home to home, including those of his grandparents. He lived in both small towns and cities, with limited educational opportunities. He endured the brutality of World War II and was incarcerated in multiple Nazi concentration camps; at the wars end, he came to the painful realization that he was the only member of his family still living.
    In this collection of poetry, he recalls the events and emotions of his life, from arriving in the United States and seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time to standing beneath a wedding canopy and whispering, I do. His verses explore his joy of finally being accepted in America and his pride at graduating from several universities, earning the title of doctor of medicine. He considers the happiness that a splendid family bestows. He includes poems of rapture, bliss, sorrow, despair, hope, and laughter.
    Reflecting the memories and dreams of a life well lived; this collection shares the poetic stories of one mans life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateJul 29, 2014
    ISBN9781491741481
    My Poems
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    Oskar Klausenstock M.D.

    Oskar Klausenstock, M.D., is a retired physician who was raised in a small town in southern Poland. Following imprisonment in several of the most brutal Nazi concentration camps and the loss of his entire family, he arrived in the United States in 1949 and was accepted to the Boston University School of Medicine. After having served in the medical corps of the US Army, he entered the practice of radiology in San Francisco.

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