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Book details
  • Genre:BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • SubGenre:Historical
  • Language:English
  • Pages:112
  • eBook ISBN:9780615513928

What Papa Told Me

by Felice Cohen

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Overview
"What Papa Told Me" was written by the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor. The book tells the story of Murray, a young Jewish boy from Poland whose courage and sheer will to live helped him survive eight different labor and concentration camps in the Holocaust, start a new life in America, and keep a family intact in the aftermath of his wife's suicide. This unforgettable book offers a unique perspective of the Holocaust and the story is filled with loss and despair, but hinges on hope and survival.
Description
"What Papa Told Me" was written by the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor. The book tells the story of Murray, a young Jewish boy from Poland whose courage and sheer will to live helped him survive eight different labor and concentration camps in the Holocaust, start a new life in America, and keep a family intact in the aftermath of his wife's suicide. This unforgettable book offers a unique perspective of the Holocaust and the story is filled with loss and despair, but hinges on hope and survival. "What Papa Told Me" has been endorsed by Elie Wiesel, author of "Night," as well as the Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem. The book recently won two honorable mention book awards from The 2011 Eric Hoffer Award and the 2011 New York Book Festival Award.
About the author
Felice Cohen, known nationally and internationally as the woman who lived in the world's smallest apartment, is an author, speaker and Holocaust educator. Her second book, "90 Lessons for Living Large in 90 Square Feet (...or more)", the recipient of numerous Self Help book awards, is a "want to" guide that motivates people to do more of what they love by letting go of extra stuff. The book was inspired by the YouTube video of her 90-square-foot New York City studio that went viral with almost 25 million views, gaining media attention across the globe. Felice has been featured on Good Morning America, NBC, CBS, Fox5, Sirius, NPR, Time, Forbes, Globe & Mail, New York Daily News, and the Daily Mail to name a few. She is also featured in a documentary on tiny living. What enabled Felice to "live large" in that tiny studio is that she has been a professional organizer for over 25 years. As the grandchild of two Holocaust survivors, Felice is also the author of "What Papa Told Me", a memoir about her grandfather's life before, during, and after the war. The book has been endorsed by Elie Wiesel and Yad Vashem in Israel, is taught in schools across the country, has been translated into Polish, and has sold over 40,000 copies around the world. Felice is also featured in two documentaries focusing on grandchildren of survivors.