The happiest man on Earth : the beautiful life of an Auschwitz survivor / Eddie Jaku.

The happiest man on Earth : the beautiful life of an Auschwitz survivor / Eddie Jaku.

By
Jaku, Eddie.

Publication Date
2021

Publication Information
New York : Harper,

Physical Description
195 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.

Subject Term
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Germany.
 
Concentration camp inmates -- Germany.
 
Holocaust survivors -- Biography.
 
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany -- Personal narratives.
 
Jews -- Germany -- Biography.
 
Centenarians.
 
Happiness -- Psychological aspects.
 
World War, 1939-1945.

Geographic Term
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.

Summary
Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed on 9 November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on the Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country. Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom and living his best possible life. He now believes he is the 'happiest man on earth'.

Language
English

ISBN
9780063097681


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