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For Those I Loved
by
Martin Gray
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." --George Santayana
We need only to look back to Rwanda, and now to Darfur, to see that once again we are living the worst of times. Who better to guide our understanding and give us hope than Martin Gray--a man who survived the worst of times, flourished, and still managed to find joy in living?
Martin has come...more
We need only to look back to Rwanda, and now to Darfur, to see that once again we are living the worst of times. Who better to guide our understanding and give us hope than Martin Gray--a man who survived the worst of times, flourished, and still managed to find joy in living?
Martin has come...more
Hardcover, 409 pages
Published
October 1st 2006
by Hampton Roads Publishing Company
(first published 1971)
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This book is certainly an action-packed thrill ride; it seems almost like a shoot-em-up movie. If you believe everything Martin says, the man is a superhero. The fact that he's found a way to live after having lost his entire family TWICE shows that he is quite an extraordinary man.
However, I'm not sure I buy his story. I'm not saying he is deliberately lying or that the events he described didn't happen (though many people do call him a liar), but I am unsure of his perspective. Martin portrays...more
However, I'm not sure I buy his story. I'm not saying he is deliberately lying or that the events he described didn't happen (though many people do call him a liar), but I am unsure of his perspective. Martin portrays...more
Het aangrijpende levensverhaal van Martin Gray begint bij het uitbreken van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Na de verschrikkingen van het getto in Warschau wordt hij met zijn familie op transport gesteld naar concentratiekamp Treblinka. Martin is de enige van zijn familie die het overleeft. Eenzaam en verbitterd gaat hij na de oorlog naar New York en bouwt daar een nieuw leven op. Hij ontmoet zijn vrouw Dina en vindt eindelijk rust en geluk. Dan treft het noodlot hem weer: Dina en hun vier kinderen kome
What an incredible story of Martin Gray - a Warsaw ghetto and Treblinka concentration camp survivor, Polish freedom fighter, and finally a successful American business person.
It is certainly a difficult book to read. As a parent, I can't imagine the helplessness Martin's mother must have felt by not being able to protect her children. I would like to think I could be as brave as Martin's father and encourage my children to fight until the very end.
I must say I loved this book for the history an...more
It is certainly a difficult book to read. As a parent, I can't imagine the helplessness Martin's mother must have felt by not being able to protect her children. I would like to think I could be as brave as Martin's father and encourage my children to fight until the very end.
I must say I loved this book for the history an...more
I read this book way back in the 70's when I was in 6th grade. I only had 1/2 of it read before I had to return it to the library since we were moving. It haunted me until 2 years later I found it and was able to finish it. I now have a copy even 30 years later I STILL loan to my friends. Anytime I find a copy (gently used) at book sales I pick it up and "loan/give" it away. It's 30 years later and the book stays with me.
I may have forgotten some of the finer details of Mr gray's life but I ca...more
I may have forgotten some of the finer details of Mr gray's life but I ca...more
Dit is het (auto)biografische verhaal van Martin Gray, die vijftien is wanneer de oorlog uitbreekt. Als joden worden hij en zijn familie in het getto van Warschau opgesloten alvorens ze met duizenden tegelijk naar vernietigings- of werkkampen worden afgevoerd, een gewisse dood tegemoet. Martin verliest zijn familie maar weet door straffe staaltjes van overlevingsdrang zichzelf staande te houden. Een verhaal dat je met open mond, hoofdschuddend, met tranen in de ogen, in één ruk moet uitlezen.
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Difficult story to read but excellent; Gray's life of finding ways to find food for his family during the Hitler invasion & then fighting secretly against the enemy. Amazing life history & so
very, very traumatic. I worried for him & had to remind myself that he'd make it though 'cuz he did, after all survive to write this book. I breathed a sigh of relief when he finally made it to
America. There he hustled like crazy to learn the language & people & wasn't satisfied with the
s...more
very, very traumatic. I worried for him & had to remind myself that he'd make it though 'cuz he did, after all survive to write this book. I breathed a sigh of relief when he finally made it to
America. There he hustled like crazy to learn the language & people & wasn't satisfied with the
s...more
Au nom de tous les miens en français.
Livre sur la résilience humaine.
Récit autobiographique d'un juif pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale. Ghetto de Varsovie, camp d'extermination, soldat russe et finalement écrivain avec femme et enfants. L'homme souffre beaucoup mais réussit tout de même à espérer et à bâtir une vie meilleure, même après le drame final.
À lire en ayant conscience qu'il existe une polémique sur la transcription par Max Gallo. Il semblerait que l'historien ait mêlé les genres (r...more
Livre sur la résilience humaine.
Récit autobiographique d'un juif pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale. Ghetto de Varsovie, camp d'extermination, soldat russe et finalement écrivain avec femme et enfants. L'homme souffre beaucoup mais réussit tout de même à espérer et à bâtir une vie meilleure, même après le drame final.
À lire en ayant conscience qu'il existe une polémique sur la transcription par Max Gallo. Il semblerait que l'historien ait mêlé les genres (r...more
I actually didn't finish this book. I felt compelled to put it away after my suspicions were confirmed that this is actually a work of FICTION and not an autobiography, as it's presented. Given the subject matter I find this quite inappropriate.
With the authenticity of the story gone, I was left with a badly written, improbable action-story which doesn't do justice to the real horrors of the holocaust.
Too bad.
With the authenticity of the story gone, I was left with a badly written, improbable action-story which doesn't do justice to the real horrors of the holocaust.
Too bad.
Jul 12, 2010
Emma
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hmmm...where to begin. i read this several years ago and it is possible that it is not so good as i remember. but that is highly unlikely. the writing is good....though really it is the story itself that stops you in your tracks. this is an amazing book purely because it shows the extremes to which a human being can be pushed and still pull through. and not merely pull through, but also triumph and relearn laughter.
While I haven't read this book in many years, it is one of the few I have read more than once. The first time I read it I must have been about 15 and I was horrified at the treatment of the Jews in WW2. I was inspired by the main character's will to live and comittment to the survial of his family. Its message had an impact that has lasted throughout my life.
Incredible true story of a Holocaust survivor...this story takes you from his youth in the Warsaw Ghetto to life after the War when you still will be amazed by the events in his life. This is one of those "off the charts" tests of the human spirit stories. It left me shaken.
A book about a man who not only survives Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, but also later devastations in France and America. The overriding theme of Martin Gray's For Those I Loved is that one cannot overcome the monsters in one's life by becoming a monster himself.
One of the best Holocaust stories I have ever read. Perhaps the it is not the best writing but the story makes up for it. I have goosebumps just thinking about it
This is one of my most powerful and amazing books that I've ever read. I found myself questioning over and over, is this really a true story? Yes it is. It's the tale of a man who survived World War II, while his family, friends and just about everyone else he knows perishes. What he goes through, his amazing mind-set that gets him through it all, and the events that he escapes is simply amazing. And the ending, you just have to read it. It will bring you to tears. No spoilers here.
I love reading stories about world war II and stories of surviving against all odds. This is one those stories and is one my favorites.
I saw the movie for those i loved somewhere in the mid 80's and it had a enormous impact on me. Its a story of surviving and of what is really important in live.
One of the most powerful books I've ever read. The human spirit can overcome so much. Highly recommended.
I read this in junior high, it was my first experience into autobiographical accounts of the Holocaust.
Amazing, inspiring story. Definitely worth your time.
No other book has had such a profound effect on my life.
trouwens ook geen al te slechte verfilming van het boek!
All time favorite book. I cry every time I read it!
Nov 14, 2011
Susan
marked it as to-read
Recommended by Kor - he has the French edition even!
A book to remind the world how precious life is.
A story of the holocaust and survival.
A very moving book
What a tragic, yet triumphant, story from one man who has truly been to hell and back. Perhaps one of the most important books I've ever read, Martin Gray's life story and first-hand account of the horrors of the Holocaust, his escape, and the dramatic twists and turns of his life both during and after leave me still grappling with my thoughts weeks after completing the book. Riveting, heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring, I think it should be required reading for all.
Au Nome de tous le miens: La vida de Martin Gray es un vibrante testimonio que rebasa la anécdota de la aventura individual para ocupar un puesto cimero en esa visión de infierno que ofrece la historia de la Europa central bajo la bota hitleriana. y ciertamente, muchos de los atroces entresijos de este relato auténtico que empieza en el ghetto de Varsovia para terminar en octubre de 1970 entre las llamas del incendio de los bosques del Var. Es para todos una lección de esperanza.
This is one of the most painful accounts from a Holocaust survivor that I have ever read. There were times I wanted to throw the book across the room in both anger and sorrow. Martin Gray survived both the ghetto of Warsaw and the extermination camp of Treblinka. Reader beware - but I think we should all attempt to understand the incomprehensible crimes committed during WW2. Gray's account takes you from his childhood to the joys of his own children. Incredible read.
This may be the most important book you will ever read about the Holocaust, survival, and grief. Not suggested for anyone going through loss right now, but extremely centering--teaches you how to overcome evil, gain personal strength, and survive life's most difficult lessons.
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