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A compilation of personal testimonies of six Holocaust survivors. Amid their immense pain and suffering, they overcame every hurdle they encountered and realized their dream to live in Israel. Their love for Israel and their creation of families embody children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren nullified Hitler's aim to annihilate the Jews.
List of contents
PREFACE
Ronald J. Diller
FOREWORD
Tragedy and Triumph: The Life and Legacy of Am Yisrael
By Rabbi Stewart M. Weiss
CHAPTER ONE
Arising from the Warsaw Ghetto
Lilian Ronen
CHAPTER TWO
Salvation: Like a Needle in a Haystack
Miriam Wadislavki
CHAPTER THREE
Building on a Dream
Mordechai Mark
CHAPTER FOUR
Walking Tall
Frida Solomon Katz
CHAPTER FIVE
From Hungary to Haifa: A Harrowing Journey
Chana Friedman Fishlovitch
CHAPTER SIX
Denmark Rallies to Protect its Jews
Robert (Reuven) Fischermann
FURTHER READING
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
About the author
Ronald J. Diller was born and raised in San Francisco and moved to Israel in 1993. He graduated in Communications and Business Administration from San Francisco State University. He was previously the CEO and founder of Yondan Publishing. He edits his own blog on the Times of Israel website, and has contributed business articles to the Jerusalem Post and Globes Business Newspaper in Israel. He is married and has four children.
Summary
From Darkness to Light is a compilation of personal testimonies of six Holocaust survivors, written in a short story format. The book walks readers through their life experiences before and during the Holocaust, their liberation, and their new life in Israel. Each story is told in their own words, culled from hours of personal interviews with them and their children, so the world can have first-hand knowledge of what happened during that darkest time of our history.
These survivors came from different parts of Europe, and not one story is like the other. Now in their eighties and nineties, they still recall in detail their darkest memories. Amid immense pain and suffering, they managed to overcome every hurdle they encountered under the Nazi regime. When these stalwart individuals were liberated, no matter what further anguish and obstacles they faced, they realized their dream to make aliya to Israel. They settled in the Holy Land as visionaries and pioneers to build the Jewish state, which itself was undergoing conflict and difficult economic times. Their love for the Jewish homeland and their creation of families with children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren exemplify how Hitler’s aim to annihilate the Jews was nullified.
