A Rose for Reuben: Stories of Hope from the HolocaustHymns Ancient and Modern Ltd, 2006 - 143 pages Recounts the stories of individual survivors of the Holocaust, whether from Jewish or other persecuted communities. These survivors are united by their unwillingness to succumb to despair, and by their inner belief that the broken threads of their lives can somehow be rejoined. |
Contents
A Billion to One | 8 |
Flesh and Blood | 21 |
Forbidden to Fast | 34 |
The OneLegged Man | 48 |
The Lost Book | 62 |
Lie in Front of that Tank | 64 |
He Has Never Failed Me Yet | 74 |
Iliena | 80 |
Theyve Burnt Holes in the Sky | 93 |
Love Every Half Hour ΙΟΙ | 101 |
The Loose ShoeLace | 107 |
Love Thy Neighbour | 113 |
Whispers from Beyond | 121 |
Go to Cairo My Son | 128 |
Advice from Above | 134 |
Mummy | 87 |
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