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Yankele

A Holocaust Survivor's Bittersweet Memoir

Alex Gross author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University Press of America

Published:22nd Dec '01

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In Yankele: A Holocaust Survivor's Bittersweet Memoir, Alex (Yankele) Gross tells the tale of his life as a Hungarian boy amidst the turmoil of World War II Europe. Beginning with his childhood in the village of Palanok, Alex recalls happy memories nestled in the bosom of family and friends. His peaceful existence was shortly disrupted when his community is rounded up and placed in a ghetto and subsequently deported to Auschwitz. Here Alex vividly depicts the horror of his imprisonment at the camp, his forced march to Gleiwitz, and his ride on the flat car to Buchenwald - a journey that has been similarly immortalized by Elie Wiesel's Night. After he was liberated, Alex was free to reunite with his surviving siblings in Prague, but also had to face all of the difficulties inherent in beginning a new life. After moving to England, where he begins his practical education under the guidance of his adoptive family, Alex finally makes his way to America where he becomes successful business and family man. Tragedy soon follows, however, with the loss of his teenage son and the murder of his first wife. In spite of this, Yankele endures as a story of happiness, revealing the depths of faith, courage and honor of this modern-day Job.

Having endured ultimate anguish and suffering as an adolescent in Auschwitz, Alex Gross fulfills his duty to bear witness. He does so with poignancy and feeling in this autobiography. It must be read by anyone wishing to increase his or her knowledge of the tragic and fateful event that will continue to haunt generations to come. -- Elie Wiesel
Alex Gross considers himself to be a lucky man who survived the Holocaust to build a business, a family, and a circle of friends. Those who read this book will be drawn to his compelling story to learn what happened to him during and after the Holocaust, and will wonder at his moral resilience. This story of sadness and joy, pain and triumph, has much to teach. -- Deborah E. Lipstadt, Emory University; author of Denying the Holocaust * Emory University *
Living through the unspeakable horror of the Holocaust and challenged by additional personal tragedies, Alex Gross, by the unique gift of his soul, has permeated those painful experiences with a vitality of holy spirituality that is nothing short of amiracle. This book is a triumph over all that is evil beyond the pale of our rational minds. -- Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, The Shul, Surfside, Florida
This book is about triumph over adversity with lessons for life for everyone. It is a read that I will never forget. -- Bruce Blythe, CEO, Crisis Management International
This book is about triumph over adversity with lessons for life for everyone. It is a read that I will never forget. -- Bruce Blythe, CEO, Crisis Management International
Having endured ultimate anguish and suffering as an adolescent in Auschwitz, Alex Gross fulfills his duty to bear witness. He does so with poignancy and feeling in this autobiography. It must be read by anyone wishing to increase his or her knowledge of the tragic and fateful event that will continue to haunt generations to come. -- Elie Wiesel
Alex Gross considers himself to be a lucky man who survived the Holocaust to build a business, a family, and a circle of friends. Those who read this book will be drawn to his compelling story to learn what happened to him during and after the Holocaust, and will wonder at his moral resilience. This story of sadness and joy, pain and triumph, has much to teach. -- Deborah E. Lipstadt, Emory University; author of Denying the Holocaust * Emory University *
Living through the unspeakable horror of the Holocaust and challenged by additional personal tragedies, Alex Gross, by the unique gift of his soul, has permeated those painful experiences with a vitality of holy spirituality that is nothing short of a miracle. This book is a triumph over all that is evil beyond the pale of our rational minds. -- Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, The Shul, Surfside, Florida

ISBN: 9780761821380

Dimensions: 233mm x 155mm x 20mm

Weight: 417g

274 pages