What Papa Told Me is the story of Murray, a young Jewish boy from Poland whose courage and sheer will to live helped him survive eight different labor and concentration camps in the Holocaust, start a new life in America, and keep a family intact in the aftermath of his wife's suicide - one of the Nazis' last victims.
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"Children and grandchildren of survivors also have their stories to tell. As is this one. All are poignant, just as they all are important to the understanding of the Event and its human implications and consequences." -Elie Wiesel, author of Night
From the Author
The countless hours my grandfather and I spent together working on this book were worth every minute. I wrote this book - my first - because my grandfather asked me to. The plan was to give copies to just our family, but after it was published it turned into so much more. Two honorable mention book awards, endorsements by Elie Wiesel and Yad Vashem, speaking engagements in numerous states at schools, synagogues and bookstores, schools purchasing the book for their Holocaust curriculum and much more. I'm fortunate to be able to share my grandfather's story with so many people and look forward to doing this for years to come.
Author Felice Cohen's first book "What Papa Told Me", endorsed by Elie Wiesel and Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, won honorable mention from The 2011 Eric Hoffer Award and the 2011 New York Book Festival Award. She has published over 100 opinion columns and articles in amNew York, the NewYork Daily News, and Metro (New York, Boston and Philadelphia editions), many of which have appeared at www.jewishworldreview.com. She has published stories in two anthologies: "The Truth About the Fact" and "For Daddy, With Love," and is writing a new book on organizing.
A video of Ms. Cohen's 90 square foot Manhattan studio went viral with almost 5 million hits on YouTube.com, gaining media attention on ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's LXTV, NY1, Good Morning Sacramento as well as on TV shows in Australia and Germany. She's also been on the radio in the U.S., Australia, Ireland, Canada, along with online media coverage on ABC, AOL, the Canada's Globe and Mail, and the UK's Daily Mail. And thanks to the YouTube(dot)com video of her 90 square foot studio, she is writing a book about Living Large in a Small Space.
Felice is available for speaking engagements at schools, synagogues and bookstores. For more information on speaking engagements and on her book, go to www.whatpapatoldme.com.
Felice is also a professional organizer and Shrinky Dink artist. You can find more information on either of those at www.felicecohen.com.
Thanks for the tears and the memories. This was an incredible book told from a true survivor and his family. I fell in love with Papa, and his courage and the continual sadness of working so hard and getting cheated by so many people. I can't believe you talked with a group of survivors...that alone would be a memory of a lifetime. I am so proud of you and your family. This book will remain in your family for years. I am glad Papa had a chance to tell us all. Tell Papa thanks for sharing a history that we should all be aware of. Also, what a great person he truly is. Sounds like he REALLY cared about his family and still does.
A powerful piece of work! It is a story about one man, one family and determination to keep on living in the face of adversity. If you are interested in the Holocaust this is a first hand look at how human atrocities affected a real life family. Read this book and walk a mile in "Papa's" shoes.
A compelling story, exceptionally well-told. "What Papa Told Me" is moving and haunting -- and also, maybe strangely, heartwarming because it shows how humanity and humaneness just simply won't be snuffed out even in the face of unspeakable horrors. Murray Schwartzbaum's strength of character, will, and spirit is astounding. This is a story that needs to be read by young people (and older ones, too).
