Products tagged with 'Holocaust survivors'
Tin Soldier in a Cardboard Box: A Young Boy in Hiding - Austria-Belgium-France
Ari Livne
They Say there is a Land: Longing for Eretz Israel during the Holocaust
Head Curator: Vivian Uria
The Story I Never Told: From Kovno and Dachau to a New Life
Uri Chanoch | Judith Chanoch
The Silence of Hidden Child Survivors of the Holocaust in Yad Vashem Studies, Volume XXXIII
Sharon Kangisser Cohen
The Journey of Ilse Kaufmann: Vienna-Prague-Buenos Aires
Ilse Kaufmann and Helena Pardo
The Fragile Fabric of Survival: A Boy’s Account of Auschwitz
Tomáš Radil, Academic Editor: Bella Guterman
It is impossible to forget Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is useful to remember the basic ethical principles that allowed individuals to retain their humanity even in conditions that were barely human. Born in the Slovakian capital Bratislava, Tomáš Radil grew up in Párkány (Štúrovo), a small border town on the Danube that became part of Hungary in 1938. When the Wehrmacht occupied the country in mid-March 1944, the tide of war had long turned against Germany. Despite the precarious military situation on all fronts, the Nazis did not abandon their genocidal plans. Within eight weeks, hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where most of them were murdered immediately after arrival.
The Cold Shower of a New Life: The Postwar Diaries of a Child Survivor, Volume 3 - April 23, 1946−July 10, 1946
Yehuda Bacon, Edited by Sharon Kangisser Cohen and Dorota Julia Nowak
The Cold Shower of a New Life: The Postwar Diaries of a Child Survivor, Volume 2 – February 20, 1946–April 23, 1946
Yehuda Bacon, Edited by Sharon Kangisser Cohen and Dorota Julia Nowak
Starting Anew: The Rehabilitation of Child Survivors of the Holocaust in the Early Postwar Years
Edited by Sharon Kangisser Cohen and Dalia Ofer
One Step Ahead: David J. Azrieli (Azrylewicz): Memoirs, 1939–1950
Danna J. Azrieli
Upon arriving at the kibbutz, after years of running and living in a constant state of fear and anxiety, I finally felt that I could unburden my heart and mind. I had dreamed of the day I would arrive, alive, in Eretz Israel. The constant stress of the last few years was made easier by my constant desire to achieve that goal. So, when I first arrived in the kibbutz dining hall, it was as if all my dreams had come true.
David J. Azrieli was born in 1922 in Maków Mazowiecki, Poland. Written by his daughter Danna, this gripping account of survival during World War II describes David’s extraordinary travels, always just one step ahead of life-threatening danger, which took him to the Soviet-occupied zones of Poland and later to Ukraine, Tashkent, and Buchara. He subsequently served in the Anders Army, before making his way from Baghdad to the frontiers of British-occupied Palestine.
The memoir chronicles David J. Azrieli’s arrival in Palestine, his studies at the Technion in Haifa, his experiences as a soldier in the War of Independence, and his realization that most of his immediate family had perished in the Holocaust. Azrieli finally settled in Canada in 1954. There he married his wife, Stephanie, and together they raised four children—Rafi, Sharon, Naomi, and Danna. This story of survival is all the more remarkable given Azrieli’s later achievements as a successful real estate developer and philanthropist. One of the economic giants of the Jewish world, his many developments changed the face of Israel and stand as a striking testament to the strength and courage of a boy whom Hitler could not defeat. The highlight of his activities is the establishment of the Canadian and Israeli Azrieli Foundations, which focus on improving the lives of present and future generations through education, research, healthcare, and arts.