The Upstander - How Surviving the Holocaust Sparked Max Glauben's Mission to Dismantle Hate (Hardcover)

Holocaust survivor Max Glauben is on a mission-to outlast hate, to preserve memory, and to compel the world to embrace tolerance. The stench of decay pierced the air aboard the boxcar of trapped Jews. "Why me?" fifteen-year-old Max asked himself, as a convoy rumbled from the Warsaw Ghetto to Majdanek death camp in May 1943. The Nazis had destroyed the Glauben family's business, upended their rights, and ultimately decimated their neighborhood. The deluge of questions would only intensify after the Nazis murdered Max's mother, father, and brother. Max channeled grit, determination, and a fortuitous knack for manufacturing airplane parts to outlast six horrific concentration camps in his quest to survive. This memoir explores Max's mischievous childhood and teen years as a go-to ghetto smuggler. Max journeys from displaced person to American immigrant and Korean veteran. He reveals how he ached as he dared to court love and rear children. For decades, he bottled up his trauma. Then he realized: He could transform his pain into purpose. Infused with raw emotion and vivid detail, historical records and Max's poignant voice, this memoir relays the true story of the harrowing violence and dehumanization Max endured. It relays Max's powerful lifetime commitment to actively thwarting hate and galvanizing resilience. Max insists you, too, can transform your adversity into your greatest strength. In the seventy-five years since his liberation, Max has ceased to ask himself, "Why me?" Instead, he reframes his focus, eager to partner with you and ask: "What can we do next?"

General

Imprint:	Post Hill Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2021
Authors:	Jori Epstein
Foreword by:	Michael Berenbaum
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-64293-784-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust
LSN:	1-64293-784-3
Barcode:	9781642937848

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