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A century of wisdom : lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor

text A century of wisdom : lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor

Summary

Collects life lessons by a Holocaust survivor and concert pianist, sharing the wisdom she has gleaned and insights into her resolve to thrive in spite of loss and her choice to harbor no bitterness toward her oppressors.

Contents
Alice and Franz Kafka -- Interlude: An emerald ring -- A tolerant heart -- Peeling potatoes -- Interlude: Dreaming -- Piano lessons -- Interlude: Fire -- Starting over -- The tin spoon -- Never too old -- Interlude: Chicken soup -- Music was our f... Read more
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Description
xxi, 232 p. ; 20 cm.
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau 2012

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 940.5318 HERZ-SOMMER, ALICE STO in Adult Non-fiction Available

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