- The Forgotten Ones is a story about a hand full of people that have all been forced together by a higher power, because they were deemed not worthy of living in everyday society. They were forced out of their homes and told that they would never return to a normal life. Under the worst possible circumstance Herschel, Benjamin, Fernando, and Hans entered into a world that in their worst nightmares could not have imagined. What can all of these characters learn from one another, coming from such different places? Only time will tell, but individually neither of these characters can survive on their own, they must learn to forget the horrible things that have happened in their past, and work together in this hell of a situation to make the best possible outcome.—D Richards
- Germany's Holocaust thrusts four unlikely and improbable characters into a world beyond comprehension. Stripped from the lives that they know, and carrying the prejudices of their culture, each is challenged to test their strength, faith and compassion in order to endure. Benjamin a young African American scholar whose mother was killed by a Nazi soldier, is captured, thrown into a concentration camp and physically tormented because of their fascination with his darker skin. Benjamin struggles with his faith and the will to live, as he can not understand why God would allow such torture to happen to his people. Hershel an old, devout Jewish clockmaker is struggling with an illness, as he takes Benjamin in as his own son, becoming the father and mother that Benjamin never had. Herschel's love for Benjamin and unwillingness to disown him results in his imprisonment in the same camp. Through every struggle that Herschel endures, he is steadfast in his love for God, and spreads the scripture to all of the prisoners in the camp, in hopes that it will help them hold on to what faith they have left to bring them through these horrific events. Hans a homosexual German teenager is disowned by his family during the rise of the Nazi party. Forced to sleep on the streets and steal for food, Hans willingly volunteers to go to the concentration camp under the assumption that he would be getting free housing and hot food. Upon arriving at the camp Hans is forced to wear a pink patch on his arm to represent his homosexuality, and is raped multiple times in secret by the SS. Feeling completely abandoned Hans sees no reason to continue on, until an unlikely prisoner gives him hope. Josie a strong willed teenage Gypsy struggles with the fact that her older sister has run away and may have been captured by the SS. Her family is brutally murdered after the Nazis break into her home during evening prayer. Josie begs the officers to kill her as well, however they have other plans for her inside the concentration camp. Josie is forced to work in a brothel where she is assaulted by the same men that killed her family. With no one left and her innocence taken, Josie refuses to give in to the evil that surrounds her. She digs deep into her spirit and teams up with other prisoners to seek revenge. Struggling to survive creates unlikely alliances and new enemies. Through personal fortitude and unyielding inner strength, they each summon the power to endure immense cruelty demonstrating the supremacy of the human spirit.
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