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"To save one life is as if you have saved the world."
the Talmud
"The future depends on what we do in the present"
Mahatma Ghandi
"History despite its wrenching pain cannot
be unlived but if faced with courage need not be lived again"
Maya Angelou
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Book Reviews:
Aaron Elster’s story is told with power and integrity. The memory is fresh, the experience searing. His work retains the tone of the child who lived this story, untainted by adult cynicism and uncensored by a desire to protect those of us who were not there or the reputations of those who were there. I found this to be a rare work of survival told with a truthful immediacy that leaves the reader stunned but not numbed. It is not easy reading, but urgent reading, recommended reading.
Michael Berenbaum Director, Sigi Ziering Institute: Exploring the
Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust
Professor of Theology
The University of Judaism
Los Angeles, California
Great book for the classroom. Examines vividly the
horrors of the Holocaust through the innocent eyes
of a child.A roller-coaster of a ride that takes the
reader on a journey that describes the love of a
family forced to combat the evils of both the Nazi
and of the neighbor. It is a child’s account of fear,
of guilt, of despair, of destruction, of senseless death,
and even of the existence of G-d. Events and issues
so familiar to the student of today (post-9/11)
Strongly advise every educator and student of the
Shoah to use this book. It will challenge the reader never to forget and to make a difference … a story
of good over evil that will truly inspire!
Carl F.Munson
Educator
Lockport, Illinois
Aaron Elster’s haunting memoir is so compelling that
it becomes difficult not to place oneself in his shoes.
For young readers,Aaron’s emotionally-gripping
narrative can be a powerful tool for conveying the
atrocities of the Holocaust in a most personal way.
Aaron’s experiences during his childhood provide a
glimpse of what one innocent young boy endured
duringWorldWar II. We read of Aaron’s choices and
sacrifices, and how he worked tirelessly to survive
the evil of the Nazis’ war against the Jews.
It is stories such as Aaron’s that will be conveyed in
the new Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education
Center, now under construction in Skokie. It is
because of courageous people like Aaron Elster that
the organizers of the new Center are so anxious to
bring this project to fruition.Aaron’s commitment
and devotion to the new museum, and to telling his
story of survival, is inspiring to us all.
Richard S.Hirschhaut
Project and Executive Director
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Skokie, Illinois
An unforgettable, moving meditation of a hidden
child during the Holocaust and his reckoning with
unbearable memories through sheer determination,
the goodness of others, and the drive to bear
witness.Through his eloquent speaking and writing,
Aaron Elster has completed the voyage from the
solitary hidden child in the attic to successful
executive to inspiring educator.
Leon Stein
Professor, Roosevelt University, Illinois
This is a powerful and inspiring story of a child’s
survival against all odds during the Holocaust. It is
told in the child’s authentic voice and is full of vivid
and arresting details and unforgettable scenes.
Aaron Elster’s story is a testimony to the strength
and resiliency of the human spirit. He courageously
continues to relate it in person to teach youngsters
about the consequences of hatred and bigotry.
Elliot Lefkovitz
Professor, Loyola University
Chicago, Illinois
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A unique and unflinching look into a boy’s fight for survival as a Jew in World War II Poland.
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The book, told
in the voice of young Aaron Elster, takes a unique and unflinching look into a boy’s fight
for survival.
In his solitude, the boy questions why his mother abandoned him and his very existence in this world.
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