My Search: A Holocaust Survivor's Journey - Bruderhof Stories

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In a world that is increasingly torn by violence, hatred, injustice and war, is there an answer to the need of humankind Here is the story of one man who grappled with this question in an intensely personal way: growing up in Germany in a Jewish family under the shadow of the Nazis, forced into exile in Siberia, barely escaping with his life from starvation and disease in southern Asia, he finally made it to the land of Israel. But his struggles were not over: Faced with the horror of the holocaust, he was determined to fight for the independence of his new homeland. But the inhumanity of war continued to pursue him, along with the question: why cannot men and women live together in peace This is a fascinating account of survival against all odds, but it is more than that - an account of one man's search for the answers to the questions that in one way or other face us all.

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This powerful book tells the story of a remarkable lifeone lived with great honesty and deep conviction, in strong connection to Judaism, Israel, and the Kibbutz movement. It teaches us important lessons about what love and friendship mean. Highly recommended. --Yossi Katz, Bar Ilan University
A fascinating accountThis story makes for absorbing readingits hard to put down and harder to forget. --Robin Merkel, Yad Tabenkin Research and Documentation Center

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Josef Ben-Eliezer (1929-2013), a German Jew, escaped from the Holocaust and exile in Siberia. After fighting to help establish the state of Israel, he became a pacifist and devoted the remainder of his life to working for reconciliation.