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Lau, Rabbi Israel Meir

 
9781402786310: Out of the Depths: The Story of a Child of Buchenwald Who Returned Home at Last
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ISBN 10 : 140278631X ISBN 13 : 9781402786310
Editeur : Sterling, 2011

Synopsis

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 1000-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. Also includes a foreword by Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel.

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À propos de l'auteur

Rabbi Lau is one of the world's most revered and charismatic Jewish leaders. Lau was born in 1937 in Poland, the son of his town's last Chief Rabbi. He served as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1993 to 2003. Currently, he is Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv and Chairman of Yad Vashem, Israel's official memorial organisation to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. In 2005, Lau was awarded the Israel Prize (the country's highest honour) for his lifetime achievements and special contribution to society and the State of Israel.

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Éditeur
Sterling
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
140278631X
ISBN 13 
9781402786310
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
400
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Personne responsable
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