Against All Odds: How I survived the Holocaust and other trials on my way to the newly created State of Israel

Name: Against All Odds: How I survived the Holocaust and other trials on my way to the newly created State of Israel
Brand: Jewish Family and Children's Services Holocaust Center, San Francisco
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By Yaacov N. Goldstein

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The memoirs of Holocaust survivor Yaakov Goldstein–originally published in Hebrew in 2007, now available in English translation from Jewish Family & Children’s Services of San Francisco. Against All Odds is the moving story of Yaacov Goldstein, who, as a Jewish child, lost his entire immediate family in the Holocaust. Yaacov survived by hiding for over two years in a tiny loft, unable even to stretch his legs. During this time, he strengthened his resolve by reading about the Jewish people: their long-suffering history, their ideas of nationhood, and the dream of a land of their own. After the war, this dream motivated Yaacov, the lone survivor from his immediate family, to make the difficult journey to British-mandate Palestine. There, he began the process of creating a new home, career, and family. Against All Odds touches on the relationship between Jews and Poles during and after the Holocaust. Yaacov’s parents, Pinchas and Sheindl, survived the Nazi genocide only to be murdered by Polish neighbors in their hometown. Against All Odds is a testimony intended to be passed on to others, a commitment to memory of the past and hope for a better future.

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Publication Date:: 2021
Publisher:: Jewish Family and Children's Services Holocaust Center, San Francisco
Languages:: Published: English
ISBN10:: 0578903075
Minimum Reading Age:: 13
Maximum Reading Age:: 120

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