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  • The Story of a Child of Buchenwald Who Returned Home at Last
  • By: Rabbi Israel Meir Lau
  • Narrated by: Steve Blane
  • Length: 15 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (24 ratings)
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Out of the Depths

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Summary

Israel Meir Lau, one of the youngest survivors of Buchenwald, was just eight years old when the camp was liberated in 1945. Descended from a 1,000-year unbroken chain of rabbis, he grew up to become Chief Rabbi of Israel - and like many of the great rabbis, Lau is a master storyteller. Out of the Depths is his harrowing, miraculous, and inspiring account of life in one of the Nazis' deadliest concentration camps, and how he managed to survive against all possible odds.

Lau, who lost most of his family in the Holocaust, also chronicles his life after the war, including his emigration to Mandate Palestine during a period that coincides with the development of the State of Israel. The story continues up through today, with that once-lost boy of eight now a brilliant, charismatic, and world-revered figure who has visited with Popes John Paul and Benedict, the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, and countless global leaders, including Ronald Reagan, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Tony Blair.
©2011 Rabbi Israel Meir Lau (P)2011 Gildan Media Corp
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"This is a book on Judaism, its glory and ordeals, depicting a period that could possibly be judged to represent the hardest, bitterest, and darkest in the annals of the Jewish people. This is a book that portrays the persona of the writer alongside the traits of his Jewish people. This is a book whose every word has been inscribed in blood." (Shimon Peres)

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Harrowing

Omg I was glued to this. What an amazing story, also I looked about the recipe for honey cake the beloved “Lulek” ate, a traditional cake made by his doting mother.

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Informative book

I was intrigued to listen to this book and wasn't disappointed how informative and interesting it was. The narrator was very good.

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