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- The happiest man on Earth : the beautiful life of an Auschwitz survivor / by Jaku, Eddie,author.;
"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.'"--- Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Jaku, Eddie.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Buchenwald (Concentration camp); Centenarians; Happiness; Holocaust survivors; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Immigrants; Jews; Nazi concentration camp inmates; World War, 1939-1945;
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- The happiest man on Earth [sound recording] : the beautiful life of an Auschwitz survivor / by Jaku, Eddie,author.; Corkhill, Raphael,narrator.;
Read by Raphael Corkhill.Born in Leipzig, Germany, into a Jewish family, Eddie Jaku was a teenager when his world was turned upside-down. On November 9, 1938, during the terrifying violence of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, Eddie was beaten by SS thugs, arrested, and sent to a concentration camp with thousands of other Jews across Germany. Every day of the next seven years of his life, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors in Buchenwald, Auschwitz, and finally on a forced death march during the Third Reich's final days. The Nazis took everything from Eddie, his family, his friends, and his country. But they did not break his spirit. Against unbelievable odds, Eddie found the will to survive. Overwhelming grateful, he made a promise: he would smile every day in thanks for the precious gift he was given and to honor the six million Jews murdered by Hitler. Today, at 100 years of age, despite all he suffered, Eddie calls himself the 'happiest man on earth.' In his remarkable memoir, this born storyteller shares his wisdom and reflects on how he has led his best possible life, talking warmly and openly about the power of gratitude, tolerance, and kindness.Compact discs.- Subjects: Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Biographies.; Jaku, Eddie.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Buchenwald (Concentration camp); Jews; World War, 1939-1945; Holocaust survivors; Immigrants; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945);
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