The powerful, true story of a Holocaust survivor told by her daughter—a tale that reminds us of the resilience of the soul and the ability of the heart to heal. As Mira is nearing the end of her life, her daughter Rachelle wants to find out how her mother had lived through four concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and a Death March. There was a mystery to her survival, it seemed—which perhaps had something to do with the strange things that always happened around her. And, incredibly, when giving testimony later in life, she says that it was during this time—despite witnessing the depths of man’s cruelty—that she learned about “the goodness of people.” Born in Czechoslovakia, Mira was only 12 years old when World War II broke out. At 88, living in Australia, she is diagnosed with cancer, and her journalist daughter decides to interview her to distract her from her illness. What Rachelle discovers about her mother helps her fit together the jigsaw pieces of her own life. A Brilliant Life portrays not only how remote a prospect it was to live through the Holocaust, but what it is like to be the child of a survivor.  A story of love, loss, wonder and the deepest kind of faith, A Brilliant Life questions the role that fate, chance and destiny play in one's life. It is a tribute to family, a story of incredible resilience and a chronicle of the deep connection between mother and child that not even death can destroy.   

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André Agsteribbe.

On The Nights Of July 16 And 17, 1942, French Police Rounded Up 11-year-old Joseph Weismann, His Family, And 13,000 Other Jews. They Were Held For Five Days At The Vélodrome D'hiver Stadium, Before Being Sent By Cattle Car To The Beaune-la-rolande Transit Camp. But Where Would They Be Transported To? Separated From His Parents, Who Were Deported To Auschwitz And Certain Death, Joseph Remained With 1,000 Other Separated Children, As They Waited To Discover Their Fates. But Instead Of Waiting, Joseph And His New Friend, Joe Kogan, Chose To Risk Everything In A Daring Escape Attempt. After Eluding The Guards And Crawling Under Razor-sharp Barbed Wire, Joseph Found Freedom. But How Would He Survive The Rest Of The War In Nazi-occupied France And Build A Life For Himself? His Nightmare Had Just Begun. After The Roundup Is A Story Of Hope, Friendship, And Courage In The Face Repression, Hatred, And Fear. This Graphic Novel, Originally Published In French, Is Based On Weismann's Memoir Of The Same Name.

Product DescriptionJaime Vándor nació en Viena el 26 de febrero de 1933, un día antes de la quema del Reichstag alemán. Como consecuencia de la anexión de Austria por el Tercer Reich, toda su familia, de origen judío, huyó a Hungría y, en 1940, al ver que la situación cada vez se complicaba más, su padre emigró a España con la esperanza de poder reunirse allí más adelante con su mujer y sus dos hijos. Sin embargo, el cierre de las fronteras lo impidió y ellos tres tuvieron que quedarse en Hungría, hacinados en el llamado «gueto internacional» de Budapest. En 1944 los alemanes ocuparon Hungría y miles de personas fueron deportadas y murieron, entre ellas gran parte de los amigos y familiares de los Vándor. Jaime, su madre y su hermano esquivaron este destino gracias a la actuación de Ángel Sanz Briz y de Giorgio Perlasca, que salvaron de la deportación a más de 5.200 judíos refugiados en la Embajada de España. Después de muchas vicisitudes, en 1947, ya en plena posguerra española, los tres consiguieron llegar finalmente a Barcelona. En la intensa y reveladora entrevista que Jaume Castro le dedica en este libro, el lector de hoy se sentirá inevitablemente interpelado por la trayectoria vital de Jaime Vándor. Sus reflexiones serenas, matizadas e iluminadoras sobre la memoria, la moral y el arte después de la experiencia del holocausto ayudan a enfocar la cuestión del bien y del mal desde un punto de vista nuevo.About the AuthorJaime Vándor, filólogo, musicólogo y poeta, ha ejercido durante 45 años como profesor en la Universidad de Barcelona. Ha participado en numerosos congresos internacionales y ha impartido conferencias en Europa e Israel sobre temas de historia, literatura y cultura judaica. Tiene diferentes obras publicadas, entre las que destacan el ensayo Los ricos de espíritu. En torno a un personaje literario (1989) y los poemarios Korzack nunca llegó a Jerusalén (1978), Algo largamente inesperado (1999), Los flancos desprotegidos (2002), Cosas que no entiendo (2005), Un bien por compartir (2006) y Más acá del Bien y del Mal (2012).

A collection of the author's lesser-known writings includes stories, personal reminiscences, previously deleted excerpts from her diary, and an unfinished novel composed while she was hidden from the Nazis.

National Jewish Book Award finalist and one of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2024A lost classic of Holocaust literature translated for the first time—from journalist, poet and survivor József Debreczeni"As immediate a confrontation of the horrors of the camps as I’ve ever encountered. It’s also a subtle if startling meditation on what it is to attempt to confront those horrors with words…Debreczeni has preserved a panoptic depiction of hell, at once personal, communal and atmospheric." —New York Times"A treasure...Debreczeni’s memoir is a crucial contribution to Holocaust literature, a book that enlarges our understanding of 'life' in Auschwitz." —Wall Street Journal"A literary diamond...A holocaust memoir worthy of Primo Levi." —The Times of LondonJózsef Debreczeni, a prolific Hungarian-language journalist and poet, arrived in Auschwitz in 1944; had he been selected to go left, his life expectancy would have been approximately forty-five minutes. One of the “lucky” ones, he was sent to the right, which led to twelve horrifying months of incarceration and slave labor in a series of camps, ending in the “Cold Crematorium”—the so-called hospital of the forced labor camp Dörnhau, where prisoners too weak to work awaited execution. But as Soviet and Allied troops closed in on the camps, local Nazi commanders—anxious about the possible consequences of outright murder—decided to leave the remaining prisoners to die in droves rather than sending them directly to the gas chambers.Debreczeni recorded his experiences in Cold Crematorium, one of the harshest, most merciless indictments of Nazism ever written. This haunting memoir, rendered in the precise and unsentimental style of an accomplished journalist, is an eyewitness account of incomparable literary quality. The subject matter is intrinsically tragic, yet the author’s evocative prose, sometimes using irony, sarcasm, and even acerbic humor, compels the reader to imagine human beings in circumstances impossible to comprehend intellectually. First published in Hungarian in 1950, it was never translated into a world language due to McCarthyism, Cold War hostilities and antisemitism. More than 70 years later, this masterpiece that was nearly lost to time will be available in 15 languages, finally taking its rightful place among the greatest works of Holocaust literature.

Auke Kok En Dido Michielsen. Includes Bibliograpical References (pages 247-251).

Allan Zullo, Mara Bovsun. In Slovak.

A young girl's journal records her family's struggles during two years of hiding from the Nazis in war-torn Holland.

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Victor Zarnowitz is a world-famous economist. Victor Zarnowitz is also a man who grew up in the Polish town of Oswiecim, known in German as Auschwitz. Zarnowitz and his brother fled the area as the Nazis advanced in September 1939. Moving eastward, he landed right in the arms of the Soviets and was sent to a Siberian Gulag. How did this brilliant young man, who nearly died at the hands of the Soviets, end up a renowned University of Chicago economist? That's exactly what this inspiring, lyrical memoir—told in simple, captivating prose—is all about. The recipient of many prizes and honors, Zarnowitz is still, at age eighty-seven, one of the six economists who decide officially that the U.S. is in a recession. He is also a captivating writer and his memoir a thrilling page turner: -In September 1939 Victor and his brother walked the entire width of Poland with the blitzkrieg just behind them. They ran right into oncoming Soviet troops. Zarnowitz was trapped at the junction of the two most fearsome armies the world had ever seen. He was literally standing in the center point of history. -The Soviets considered Polish refugees prisoners of war. In 1940, they transported Zarnowitz and his brother thousands of miles north and put them to work in Stalin's oldest Gulag. They earned their daily gruel and bread crusts by trying to meet impossible work quotas. The last third of the book brings the story up to date, telling, in a non-technical manner, of Zarnowitz's life in America and his professional career. It includes his observations of other economists and their ideas, his own contributions to business-cycle theory and economic indicators, and his thoughts on more than a half-century of American history. While memoirs of the Holocaust are plentiful, the Jewish experience in Stalin's Gulags has been virtually forgotten. Weaving politics and economics into the harrowing tale of his personal journey, Zarnowitz's inspiring life story provides a priceless perspective on some of the most traumatic upheavals of the 20th century—and on the resilience and power of the human spirit.

It is May 1945; World War II has just ended. The few Jews who were left at that time in Europe, who have survived the valleys of death and the concentration camps made great efforts to return to their homes. They were soon to discover that they had nowhere to return to; their houses had been destroyed and their families murdered. Determined to find a new home, they struggled to reach the shores of their ancient homeland - Eretz Israel.