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Jul 11, 2016
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I never had to read this in high school. I never had to read this in college. And I bought this a while ago, but could never bring myself to read it.
And I could only read it about 5 pages at a time. As the survivors of the Holocuast succumb to old age, only their voices will remain behind to tell us their stories, tell us what they survived. And we must read these voices and remember.
And I could only read it about 5 pages at a time. As the survivors of the Holocuast succumb to old age, only their voices will remain behind to tell us their stories, tell us what they survived. And we must read these voices and remember.
Devastating.
I listened to this story on a library playaway. The audio was very tinny. Like I was listening to it on a very old tape player.
The story reveals the horrors of the Holocaust. Prepare yourself to enter into this terrible world.
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Man comes closer to God through the questions he asks Him, he liked to say, 'Therein lies true dialogue. Man asks and God replies. But we don't understand His replies. We cannot understand them. Because they dwell in the depths of our souls and remain there unt ...more
The story reveals the horrors of the Holocaust. Prepare yourself to enter into this terrible world.
night notes
Man comes closer to God through the questions he asks Him, he liked to say, 'Therein lies true dialogue. Man asks and God replies. But we don't understand His replies. We cannot understand them. Because they dwell in the depths of our souls and remain there unt ...more
I just found out that my grandfather was with Patton when he liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in April 1945. Then I learned that Elie Weisel was at Buchenwald and so I wanted to read this book. Without that connection, I don't think I would have voluntarily picked this one up. It's short, but it's powerful and very dark. I can't imagine going through something like this.
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