Sam Halpern's Darkness and Hope describes lovingly and mournfully the variety of Galician shtetl life that exists no more. The horrors of forced labor, the public humiliations, the creation of the ghetto of Chorostkow, and all the bans and laws instituted by the Nazis are graphically described. In a forced-labor camp, Sam beat near starvation as well as typhus. In a stroke of good fortune, Sam and his brother Arie escaped and were hidden by old family friends until liberation, when Sam and Arie picked up the threads of their lives. After darkness of all they endured, Sam and his wife Gladys, full of hope, raised a family and became very involved in the future of the international Jewish community.
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Truly an amazing survivor story,
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This review is from: Darkness and Hope (Hardcover)
From the moment I started reading this book, I was captivated by the series of events that occurred. It's amazing that anyone survived the grasp of the Nazis and their willing collaborators. However, Mr. Halpern's recounting of his experiences puts the reader right into the action. The vivid descriptions of the constant life and death struggle give the reader an appreciation of all series of events that separate the survivors from the six million of his fellow Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust. I would recommend this book for people who are studying the Holocaust and those looking for inspiring stories of people whose faith helped them to survive against high odds.
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