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Review Of The Book 'Holocaust Survivor Shares Powerful Story Of Hope'

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The Night Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. When the Germans were capturing the Jews, some of them were on the street trying to survive for the train to come. During the Holocaust, Jews had to find a way to survive without disobeying the Germans. This was a difficult time when Jews were forced to get separated from their family, but they always thought of them as not giving up hope. No matter what they have faced, whether separation from those they care for or cold weather, they always found the strength to never give up. Magda Herzberger was taken away from her home to gather the corpses of the Jews the Nazis killed. Even when things seem hopeless, Herzeberger always puts her faith in God. The text “Holocaust Survivor Shares Powerful Story of Hope” says, “With Herzberger, the university also gets a refresher course in humanity, grace, and discovering hope in the darkest of places.” I think my great trust in God was my …show more content…

So the only family he has now is his dad, who was old and had dysentery. One of the strengths of Elie is caring for others. In the book Night, it says,” I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his sole support (Wiesel, 87). Hence, Elie taking care of his dad was the only thing he had in his life because his dad was the only family he had. When the people that were transporting Elie and the others to a different ghetto, the guards were checking if there were any people dead and when they were about to throw Elie’s dad, Elie quickly slapped him awake because if the guards threw him out Elie would have no family. The Germans had already taken away his mom and sister; he could not bear to lose his father. When Elie was on the verge of wanting to die, he was not going to let that happen because he needed to take care of his

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