the holocaust is over; we must rise from its ashes

273 Pages·2012·1.55 MB·English

by  Avraham Burg

THE HOLOCAUST IS OVER; WE MUST
RISE FROM ITS ASHES

THE HOLOCAUST IS OVER; WE MUST
RISE FROM ITS ASHES
Avraham Burg
THE HOLOCAUST IS OVER; WE MUST RISE FROM ITS ASHES
Copyright © Avraham Burg, 2008.
English language translation © Israel Amrani, 2008
All rights reserved.
First published in Hebrew in 2007 by
Miskal-Yehidoth Ahronoth Books and
Chemed Books under the title Victory Over Hitler.
First published in English in 2008 by
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ISBN-13: 978–0–230–60752–1
ISBN-10: 0–230–60752–7
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Burg, Avraham.
[Le-natseah et Hitler. English]
The Holocaust is over; we must rise from its ashes / Avraham Burg.
p. cm.
ISBN0–230–60752–7
1. Burg, Avraham. 2. Political activists—Israel—Biography.
3. Jews—Identity. I. Title.
DS126.6.B87A3 2007b
940.53 18092—dc22 2008012577
A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library.
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First edition: November 2008
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In loving memory of my late parents:
My mother and educator, the noble Rivka Burg (née Slonim),
who integrated her childhood in the heart of Hebron
with her adult poem of Jerusalem.
My father and mentor, Shlomo Yosef Burg,
who never hesitated to take the journey from Dresden,
Germany to Jerusalem, Israel and back.
In dedication to the cornerstones of my ever-growing
house of love: Yael, Itay, Roni, Nathan, Dan,
Avital, and Noam.
To the person who managed to grasp before
any of us what is concealed behind the walls of fear
and pain, who dared to give it the voice it needed
so badly, and who succeed in articulating this voice
better than anybody else—Hannah Arendt.