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Stoessinger, Caroline.
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Herz-Sommer, Alice, 1903-
Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)
Jews -- Czech Republic -- Prague -- Biography.
Women pianists -- Biography.
Holocaust survivors -- Israel -- Biography.
Holocaust survivors -- England -- London -- Biography.
Prague (Czech Republic) -- Biography.
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A century of wisdom ...
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A century of wisdom : lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor / Caroline Stoessinger.
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Stoessinger, Caroline.
New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2012.
Subjects
Herz-Sommer, Alice, 1903-
Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)
Jews -- Czech Republic -- Prague -- Biography.
Women pianists -- Biography.
Holocaust survivors -- Israel -- Biography.
Holocaust survivors -- England -- London -- Biography.
Prague (Czech Republic) -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780812992816 (hbk.) :
0812992814 (hbk.)
Description:
xxi, 232 p. ; 20 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
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 food -- The Führer gives the Jews a city -- Snapshots -- Interlude: Old age -- Man in the glass booth -- No harsh words -- First flight -- Alice the teacher -- Interlude: The lady in number six -- Circle of friends -- Coda: Alice today.
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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.
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Hawaii State Library
Language, Literature & History
940.5318 Herz-Sommer St
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Mililani Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
940.5318 Herz-Sommer St
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Waianae Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
940.5318 Herz-Sommer St
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