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A Cup of Honey - The Story of a Young Holocaust Survivor, Eliezer Ayalon (Hardcover)
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 " In a chance meeting in the 1980's, I had a discussion with
Elie Wiesel, the famous Holocaust author, historian, and teacher. I
told him that I had not been able to tell my story. He said that it
was my obligation to speak out and to tell the world about the
Holocaust. He told me that I had survived for a reason-to tell the
world what had happened to my family and to me. Suddenly I
remembered that my mother had once told me the same thing-that it
was beshert, or meant to be, that I survive to tell the story of my
family." -Eliezer Ayalon For ten-year-old Lazorek Hershenfis in
Radom, Poland, life with his family is joyful. Lazorek's father,
Israel (known as "Srul") operates a leather-cutting business from
the front of the family's sparsely furnished, one0romm apartment,
and the family spends idyllic summers harvesting fruit from
orchards in the nearby countryside. His brothers Mayer and Abush
work as tailors to supplement the family's income, slipping Lazorek
occasional pocket money for the movies with friends. Lazorek's
sister Chaya is a kindergarten teacher and a playmate especially
cherished, whether the game is catch the homemade balls of the
challenging "strulkies" with stones. A deeply respected healer in
the community, Lazorek's beautiful mother Rivka shows him the
meaning of caring unselfishly for others, from the breastfeeding
the child of an ill friend as if it were her own and preparing
special food for Lazorek himself to making middle-of-the-night
visits to help sick neighbor. But what is given does not always
appear to be returned in kind, as Lazorek discovers on his journey
into the ghetto and the concentration camps. Although Lazorek's
father and mother sell much of their jewelry and silver for cash to
pay for a visa to Palestine the British mandatory government denies
the application. It is then that they lose hope of a better life,
and according to Lazorek, events begin to happen so quickly that he
runs out of time to be afraid. Lazorek survives and journeys to
Palestine, taking the name Eliezer Ayalon. A new life begins.. .
but can memories be forgotten? With "A Cup of Hone," Neile Sue
Friedman and Eliezer Ayalon impart the richness and endurance of
the family love that inspires the Holocaust survivor to perpetuate
the lives of those he lost by telling their story. "Neile played an
essential role in bringing my part of this history to lights,"
notes Mr. Ayalon. "I hope that by reading my story, as well
as others like it, the next generation will learn the lessons of
the Holocaust—that hate and intolerance were defeated by hope and
courage."
General
Imprint: |
SelectBooks
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2014 |
Authors: |
Neile Sue Friedman
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Dimensions: |
219 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59079-306-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
1-59079-306-4 |
Barcode: |
9781590793060 |
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