I Light A Candle (The Library of Holocaust Testimonies) [Paperback]

Gena Turgel (Author), Veronica Groocock (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Routledge (June 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0853033153
• ISBN-13: 978-0853033158
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,277,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Moving and heart breaking..., November 4, 2000

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This review is from: I Light A Candle (The Library of Holocaust Testimonies) (Paperback)

I've studied so much on the second world war, seen so many documentries on concentration camps, and analysed so many films made about the life during Nazi Germany, I didn't think it would be possible for me to stomach anymore of it. Thus, when i came across Gena Turgel's autobiography on her life during Nazi Germany, I read the synopsis and seemed skeptical about whether or not to buy it. But it's title alone haunted me "I Light a Candle...". Being a sentimental and nostalgic reader, it continued to haunt me until I knew that I somehow had to read the book, now i regret not a minute of it. Hearing a person's real experience, first hand, is the other extreme of sitting in History class and making notes on what had happened from the textbooks. Finishing the book I felt almost as if I myself have known Mrs. Turgel, and respect her immensely...what she has gone through is heart breaking, her courage, her determination and her spirit has shown that...hence, making me repent for every single evil thing I have ever done to a single person. My heart ached and leapt and wept for all those who have been treated with completel injustice within this story. The feelings felt when reading Gena's account are undescribable, as there are no words effective enough to express the power of her words. The confusion. The Suspicions. The overwhelming, heart-stopping fear. The remorse. The melancholy. The forgetting. But most of all the power of forgiveness. The feeling of starting anew. I regret having to rate this book, as i feel that this is one that cannot be rated...it is a book of feeling, a test of one's empathy, conscience and forgiveness. dear reader, read it. And know the truth, i promise you no regrets.