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Our Frozen Tears
Emerging from darkness and chaos, survivors of the Holocaust were left with nothing but images and tears. Mournful images of long lost children, parents and loved ones alongside visions of death and destruction that would nearly always resurface throughout every survivor’s lifetime. Although an endless sea of tears has long since receded, there are certain tears that stand their ground and remain frozen in time. Each of these frozen tears is awash with images and memories- vivid recollections that can never fade and will never vanish from view. Our Frozen Tears details the tearful recollections of those who survived the horrors of the Holocaust and by relating their stories, hope to provide us with a means by which to value each precious moment of life.
278 pages, Paperback
First published January 20, 2014
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February 16, 2014
I really enjoyed this book. It's a series of short tales from Holocaust survivors of moments that stand out for them.
The book explores some examples of anti semitism in Pre War Europe. Some of which gave the person the final push to leave Europe which resulted in saving their life. One survivor speaks of when the Nazi's invaded his country and the Jews were being marched out of town. Only the previous week he had been playing football with his teammates. As he was marched out of the town he can still picture their faces in the crowd, jeering him and the others are they are forced to leave their homes and to be taken to the unknown. He even says himself that it is so strange that despite the horrors endured during the War, this memory has been enduring. I always find this aspect of human nature very difficult to fathom and it is something that I've encountered in so many Holocaust memoirs where friends and neighbours turn on their Jewish friends.
Some of the memories are of the last time they saw close family members before they were taken to the gas chambers or to be executed. There are also some tales form their post war lives. One man comes face to face with a man who had been a cruel Jewish Kapo in the camps. He was at a meeting of other Holocaust survivors yet he had been responsible for the torture and sometimes murder of his fellow Jew in order to keep himself safe and with privileges. Should he confront him?
I was very moved by the story of the Pearl necklace. A married couple who survived the Holocaust having lost their own families were never able to have children. Their biggest fear is that there was noone to speak for them, nobody to remember, no family whatsoever. They give a pearl necklace to a friends daughter and ask that she wears the necklace for special occasions and just remembers them. A very moving beautifully written book. Some of the scenes described are very harrowing. Because the tales are very short it is the sort of book that you can read alongside another and just read a couple of tales at a time as some of them are very sad indeed.
The book explores some examples of anti semitism in Pre War Europe. Some of which gave the person the final push to leave Europe which resulted in saving their life. One survivor speaks of when the Nazi's invaded his country and the Jews were being marched out of town. Only the previous week he had been playing football with his teammates. As he was marched out of the town he can still picture their faces in the crowd, jeering him and the others are they are forced to leave their homes and to be taken to the unknown. He even says himself that it is so strange that despite the horrors endured during the War, this memory has been enduring. I always find this aspect of human nature very difficult to fathom and it is something that I've encountered in so many Holocaust memoirs where friends and neighbours turn on their Jewish friends.
Some of the memories are of the last time they saw close family members before they were taken to the gas chambers or to be executed. There are also some tales form their post war lives. One man comes face to face with a man who had been a cruel Jewish Kapo in the camps. He was at a meeting of other Holocaust survivors yet he had been responsible for the torture and sometimes murder of his fellow Jew in order to keep himself safe and with privileges. Should he confront him?
I was very moved by the story of the Pearl necklace. A married couple who survived the Holocaust having lost their own families were never able to have children. Their biggest fear is that there was noone to speak for them, nobody to remember, no family whatsoever. They give a pearl necklace to a friends daughter and ask that she wears the necklace for special occasions and just remembers them. A very moving beautifully written book. Some of the scenes described are very harrowing. Because the tales are very short it is the sort of book that you can read alongside another and just read a couple of tales at a time as some of them are very sad indeed.
February 20, 2019
Complication of stories
This memoir was very interesting selection of holocaust survivors. All had their own personal experiences and memories. Some made it to safety prior to the round ups, but most it would be after liberation
This memoir was very interesting selection of holocaust survivors. All had their own personal experiences and memories. Some made it to safety prior to the round ups, but most it would be after liberation
November 20, 2018
Great stories
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It has some sad stories but also some triumphant stories. I was disappointed when I was finished with it.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It has some sad stories but also some triumphant stories. I was disappointed when I was finished with it.
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