Chicken Soup Under the Tree

A Journey to Hell and Back

Ivor Perl was only 12 years old when his family were evicted from their home, robbed of their possessions, loaded into a cattle truck and deported to Auschwitz.

A family of 11, only Ivor and his older brother Alec would survive the Holocaust. His mother, father and five siblings were all murdered by the Nazis.

Every day in Auschwitz was a brutal struggle for survival, surrounded by unimaginable horror. Against all the odds Ivor survived the Holocaust and would go on to build a meaningful and fulfilling life in England.

This is Ivor’s testimony.

Published in support of Jewish Care.

£1 from the sale of this book will be donated to Jewish Care, the largest health and social care organisation serving the Jewish community in London and the South East. Jewish Care is a UK registered Charity – Reg. No. 802559 

Survivor

Survivor is a Lemon Soul film retelling Ivor's testimony Chicken Soup Under the Tree and reimagined in Zoom Rockman's unique and intricate animated style. 

In it we follow 12-year-old Ivor Perl from a small village in Hungary to the gates of Auschwitz, Kaufering, Allach, and Dachau, witnessing the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust. From being herded onto a cattle truck and narrowly avoiding the gas chambers and ovens, to enduring hunger, typhus, and unimaginable loss, we ultimately see the unbreakable bond between two brothers and their miraculous survival.