Small Miracles of the Holocaust: Extraordinary Coincidences of Faith, Hope, and Survival
The authors, both second-generation Holocaust survivors, have culled stories from before, during, and after the Holocaust that demonstrate the full strength and power of the human spirit. Review A special little book, an antidote to the stress, fury, and unfeelingness of many people’s hurried, everyday lives.”Newsday Judith Leventhal and Yitta Halberstam amaze and inspire with their incredible-but-true story collections . . . of wondrous true coincidences.”People...
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From the authors of the bestselling Small Miracles series comes this inspirational collection of over 50 stories - each with the upbeat twist ending that has become the trademark of this remarkable series. The authors, both second-generation Holocaust survivors, have culled stories from before, during, and after the Holocaust that demonstrate the full strength and power of the human spirit. Stories reaffirming that nothing truly happens by accident… Even during the worst of times small miracles did happen - and the legacies of those individuals live on.
Acknowledgments xIntroduction xiiLove among the Ruins Tamar Snyder 1My Pledge to Nachman Rabbi Yosef Schwartz 7Sisters 16Life in a Jar 28A Robber's Redemption 34The Ren Twins 44Number 7416 51An Unseen Blessing Pesi Dinnerstein 54The Miracle of the Muddy Seat Louis Koplin 60The Other Doctor of Auschwitz 65A Question of Identity 71Zayde's Travels Azriela Jaffe 76Mama Is Always Right Nissan Krakinowski 79The Swimmer Dov Haller 89The Last Candle 92Lost and Found Steve Eisenberg 96The Love Story of Dovid and Shifra Dovid Landou 103Friend of a Farmer Shoshana Goldwasser Schwartz Azriela Jaffe 112My Betrayer, My Savior 115A Boy Named Yitzchak, Waclaw, and Jack Liza M. Wiemer 123Fall Prayers 130Good Morning, Herr Mueller 134Righteous among the Nations 137The Search for Reb Burechl 144The Philosopher Yisroel Besser 153Business Partners 155Strangers on a Train Shoshana Goldwasser Schwartz Azriela Jaffe 160Melvina's Dream Bailey Lustig Breindy Muller 163Comrades 168A Promise to Father Tamar Snyder Frank Hershkowitz 173Subway Reunion Ruth Fisher 176Dancing with G-d 178The Frequent Flyer 182Seder Her Father 186Shocking Discovery Raquel Schraub 190Getting to Know Germaine Gerda Bikales 194The Last Jew of Auschwitz 198What's in a Name? Masha Leon 202The Hidden Child 207Trunkful of Letters 212The Gold Pendant 218The Train of Lights Pesi Dinnerstein 230Miracle at the Gallows Cantor Leo Fettman Linda Ackerman 234The War Artist 240The Converted 247The Namesake 250A Dream Escape 253"Der Kranke Yingele" (The Sick Boy) 259Funeral for Baruch Rabbi Binny Friedman 263An Oscar for Oskar Eric Saul 266
