Flory: Survival in the Valley of Death - Hardcover

Van Beek, Flory A.

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9780929765631: Flory: Survival in the Valley of Death

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 092976563X ISBN 13: 9780929765631

Publisher: Seven Locks Pr, 1998

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Like Anne Frank, Flory Van Beek was a young girl caught in the ruthless Nazi occupation of Holland. But Flory survived to recount this extraordinary story of persecution and survival.
Flory and her husband, Felix, endured the sinking of a ship bound for safety in the New World, the increasing danger of the occupation, and finally a life in hiding. There, cut off from the outside world and their families, they faced the hunger and stress of daily life in confined quarters along with the ever-present threat of discovery and certain death.
This inspiring account vividly captures the terror of the Holocaust while telling a poignant story of love and courage.

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Review:

"A simply-told testimony of much power." -- Jewish Week

"An amazing account -- it makes you want to head straight for Holland and shake everybody's hand. . . . Horror is real; the Nazis insisted on it, sponsored it even. But decency is real, too, and sometimes it prevails. This book bears witness to that."--Washington Post

"Flory is a powerful memoir of persecution, survival, and a young couple's devotion."--Richard Paul Evans, New York Times bestselling author

"While the immediate association is Anne Frank's attic, Van Beek's straightforward account brings a fabled and singular Jewish culture to the forefront...her most striking touch is her account of the Dutch restoring their original street names after the defeat of Hitler."--Forward

"A vivid story of the Holocaust and its few survivors."--Booklist

"A simply-told testimony of much power."--Jewish Week

"Flory's story is filled with history, heartache and hope...an important contribution to the understanding of the horrors of the Holocaust and the spirit of survival."--Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League

"This has intrinsic value as a Holocaust survivor testimony."--Publishers Weekly

"This moving story of courage and survival is a must read for everyone, so that future generations of the world should never forget the Holocaust."--Rabbi Marc S. Rubenstein, Spiritual leader of Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach

From the Publisher:

Memoir of survival during the Holocaust.
"I have always believed in survivor's testimonies: they are unique. It is impossible to understand the Holocaust and its meaning without becoming acquainted with their experiences which they alone can tell with true authority." Elie Wiesel, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, Boston University, and Nobel Peace Laureate - 1986. "Flory is a powerful memoir of persecution, survival, and a young couple's devotion." Richard Paul Evans, New York Times Best-Selling Author. Like Anne Frank, Flory Van Beek was a young girl caught in the ruthless Nazi occupation of Holland. But Flory survived to recount this extraordinary story of persecution and survival. Flory and her husband, Felix, endured the sinking of a ship bound for safety in the New World, the increasing danger of the occupation, and finally a life in hiding. There, cut off from the outside world and their families, they faced the hunger and stress of daily life in confined quarters along with the ever-present threat of discovery and certain death. This inspiring account vividly captures the terror of the Holocaust while telling a poignant story of love and courage.

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