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Chargement... The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor (2020)par Eddie Jaku
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor par Eddie Jaku (2020)
   Top Five Books of 2022 (531) Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   ) eliorajoy | Mar 27, 2024 |   ) secondhandrose | Oct 31, 2023 | ) brianinbuffalo | Aug 27, 2023 | ) aebooksandwords | Jul 29, 2023 | Eddie Jaku at 100 years old writes an abbreviated account of his time in concentration camps till his life now. The man's mindset from the roundup, the beatings, starvings, & human depravity at the hands of the Nazis helped him survive. Each chapter deals with a subject and has words of wisdom that helped him survive and encouragement from Eddie revealing his struggles with having almost his entire family wiped out, living as a German & a Jew, & overcoming so many adversities. This book should be read by all. ( ) LaneyLegz | Jul 29, 2023 |
It is estimated that more than 6 million Jewish people (as well as millions of other victims of Nazi persecution) died in the Holocaust, two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population. At Auschwitz, 1.1 million people died. As the Sydney Jewish Museum's oldest Auschwitz survivor and volunteer, Jaku has been telling his story since the museum opened in 1992. A gifted orator, he joined the speakers’ circuit, talking to students, teachers, politicians and professionals, sharing insights into his remarkable resilience. For his efforts he was this year named a finalist in the 2020 Senior Australian of the Year awards. Last year, at 99, he gave a TEDx talk that was met with a resounding standing ovation from the 6000-plus crowd at Sydney’s International Convention Centre. The idea for his book came from the rough outline of that speech, and all the talks he’s given over the years. The memoir is told in the vein of Anh Do's The Happiest Refugee. His narrative is woven together like one of Aesop’s fables, with a moral enlightening even the darkest chapters. They are life lessons such as: hug your mother, tell her how much you love her, shared sorrow is half sorrow, shared pleasure is double pleasure, and love is the best medicine. His optimism has a special resonance in this era of containment. COVID-19 may have quashed his plans to have a 100th birthday party at Point Piper Yacht Club in April, but now his legacy lives in a book that is bound to be a bestseller. Prix et récompensesListes notables
Biography & Autobiography.
Judaica.
Self-Improvement.
Nonfiction.
HTML: A New York Times Bestseller In this uplifting memoir in the vein of The Last Lecture and Man's Search for Meaning, a Holocaust survivor pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom, and living his best possible life. Born in Leipzig, Germany, into a Jewish family, Eddie Jaku was a teenager when his world was turned upside-down. On November 9, 1938, during the terrifying violence of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, Eddie was beaten by SS thugs, arrested, and sent to a concentration camp with thousands of other Jews across Germany. Every day of the next seven years of his life, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors in Buchenwald, Auschwitz, and finally on a forced death march during the Third Reich's final days. The Nazis took everything from Eddie??his family, his friends, and his country. But they did not break his spirit. Against unbelievable odds, Eddie found the will to survive. Overwhelming grateful, he made a promise: he would smile every day in thanks for the precious gift he was given and to honor the six million Jews murdered by Hitler. Today, at 100 years of age, despite all he suffered, Eddie calls himself the "happiest man on earth." In his remarkable memoir, this born storyteller shares his wisdom and reflects on how he has led his best possible life, talking warmly and openly about the power of gratitude, tolerance, and kindness. Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. With The Happiest Man on Earth, Eddie shows us how. Filled with his insights on friendship, family, health, ethics, love, and hatred, and the simple beliefs that have shaped him, The Happiest Man on Earth offers timeless lessons for readers of all ages, especially for young people today. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)940.5318092History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- World War II Social, political, economic history; Holocaust Holocaust History, geographic treatment, biography Holocaust victims biographies and autobiographiesClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (4.47)
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