From A Name to A Number: A Holocaust Survivor's AutobiographyAuthorHouse, 5. apr. 2007 - 240 sider Alter Wiener's father was brutally murdered on September 11, 1939 by the German invaders of Poland. Alter was then a boy of 13. At the age of 15 he was deported to Blechhammer, a Forced Labor Camp for Jews, in Germany. He survived five camps. Upon liberation by the Russian Army on May 9, 1945, Alter weighed 80 lbs as reflected on the book's cover. Alter Wiener is one of the very few Holocaust survivors still living in Portland, Oregon. He moved to Oregon in 2000 and since then he has shared his life story with over 800 audiences (as of April, 2013) in universities, colleges, middle and high schools, Churches, Synagogues, prisons, clubs, etc. He has also been interviewed by radio and TV stations as well as the press. Wiener's autobiography is a testimony to an unfolding tragedy taking place in WWII. Its message illustrates what prejudice may lead to and how tolerance is imperative. This book is not just Wiener's life story but it reveals many responses to his story. Hopefully, it will enable many readers to truly understand such levels of horror and a chance to empathize with the unique plight of the Holocaust victims. Feel free to visit my website www.alterwiener.com for more information including links. |
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... parent. Rachel never flaunted her own virtues and never derided others. She was inordinately kind, and would rather listen than talk. Her motto was, “We were given two ears, but only one tongue—to teach us that we should listen twice as ...
... parents were bound to each other at the deepest level. I cannot recall hearing one argument or the utterance of a harsh word between them. No telephones were available in those days, so my parents kept contact by an installed tube in ...
... (parent), he was also my teacher (in Hebrew, horeh means both parent and teacher). Although he seldom spent time with me, I knew that he loved me deeply and tenderly, by the way he gazed at me. The beam of light emanating from him still ...
... parents and grandparents, out of deference. It was not the other way around, as it is nowadays. I shall never forget my beloved pious, poor, and dignified grandparents. They were murdered in the Holocaust. I still see them often in my ...
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250 | 19 |
PERSECUTIONDEPORTATIONINCARCERATION | 31 |
LIBERATION FROM NAZI YOKE | 58 |
Arriving at the Final Destination | 90 |
EMIGRATION | 122 |
SHARING MY LIFE STORY | 129 |
MY ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | 168 |
EPILOGUE | 225 |
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