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~ Mindy Weisel (Author) "Are the rails smoother?..." (more)
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These 12 essays were written by daughters of Holocaust survivors. As Weisel points out in her preface, the women--artists, writers, poets, filmmakers, a photographer, a musician, and an actress--have found a strong voice through their work, and their work has been both a life force and a lifesaver. The editor, too, is the daughter of Holocaust survivors; her parents survived Auschwitz. Weisel, a painter, was born in Bergen-Belsen, the former concentration camp that was turned into a displaced persons camp after World War II. The contributors include Helen Epstein, author of Chilren of the Holocaust; Aviva Kempner, the filmmaker who produced The Partisans of Vilna and The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg; and Rosie Weisel, the Israeli graphic artist who is the editor's sister-in-law. The introduction is by Eva Fogelman, author of Conscience & Courage: Rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. A number of poignant black-and-white photographs of family members appear in this book of personal accounts of growing up in the shadow of the Holocaust. George Cohen
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“As daughters of Holocaust survivors, we were buds growing from the nearly dead branches,” writes artist Mindy Weisel, “But we are the daughters of the future. We turned to the artistic and the creative expressions of life’s beauty in celebrating their survival.” In this moving tribute, a distinguished group of creative women collaborate to reveal what it was like to grow up in the shadow of their parents’ Holocaust ordeal and how they transformed that legacy into the beauty of their films, art photographs, poems, stories, and lives. So much has been written about the horrors—this book is a moving tribute to the human spirit.

Contributors include:
 Lily Brett, Australian author and poet
 Helen Epstein, author, Where She Came From: My Mother’s History and Children of the Holocaust
 Deb Filler, Canadian actress and entertainer
 Sylvia Goldberg, journalist and editor
 Aviva Kempner, filmmaker, The Partisans of Vilna and Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
 Patty Kopec, pianist and master musician at the Julliard School
 Hadassah Lieberman, writer
 Vera Loeffler, photographer
 Kim Masters, journalist
 Miriam Morsel Nathan, poet
 Nava Semel, author and playwright, Becoming Gershona and Flying Lesson
 Rosie Weisel, Israeli graphic artist

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  • Hardcover: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Capital Books (April 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1892123371
  • ISBN-13: 978-1892123374
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,660,480 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Filling Absence with Joy, May 1, 2001
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Twelve wonderful, talented women have taken the time to share their view of the world as it was shaped for them by their parent's Holocaust experience. Rather than turn embittered or defensive, these women turned that legacy of loss and pain into beauty, light, joy and love. We can all learn from these women - that we must honor our pasts, but live life each day, full of hope and happiness. That is the gift to us from the generation before - the ability to go on. Daughters of Absence is a lesson we all need to read, learn and live.

Thank you ladies, one and all, for sharing your stories. I am a better person for having read the book. You touched my heart.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A remarkable collection., May 3, 2001
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Mindy Weisel has beautifully compiled, and elegantly introduced, a remarkable collection of intimate pieces on the most difficult of topics.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful, life-affirming read, September 7, 2001
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Aptly edited by Mindy Weisel, Daughters Of Absence: Transforming A Legacy Of Loss is an impressive and revealing collection of writings of the children of Holocaust survivors. It is also an homage to Holocaust survivors, intended as a gift from the children of those survivors to their parents, and as a tribute to the millions who died. With moving, uplifting prose that recounts how the daughters of survivors transforms a legacy of shadow into the artistic light of movies, art, photographs, poems, novels, and lives, Daughters Of Absence is a powerful, life-affirming read and a strongly recommended addition to Holocaust studies reading lists and reference collections.
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