“Please; Mama; I don’t want to live like this;†pleaded twelve-year-old Estelle Glaser’s older sister as they watched the bodies of friends dangle from the gibbet in the center of Warsaw’s Apel Platz. “I cannot take the indignities and brutalities. Let’s step forward and make them kill us now.†But Estelle’s mother fiercely responded to her two daughters: No! Life is sacred. It is noble to fight to stay alive. Their mother’s indomitable will was a major factor in the trio’s survival in the face of brutal odds. But Estelle recognized other heroes in the ghetto as well; righteous individuals who stood out like beacons and kept their spirits alive. Their father was one; as were hungry teachers in dim; cold rooms who risked their lives to secretly teach imprisoned children. Estelle’s memoir; published sixty-four years after their liberation from the concentration camp; is a narrative of fear and hope and resiliency. While it is a harrowing tale of destruction and loss; it is also a story of the goodness that still exists in a dark world; of survival and renewal.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. NOT A 'BOOK OF THE DEAD'By James KowalickBeautiful exposition of a 'living' experience. It is apparent that the author has been seeking something all her life.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A good buy for my researchBy MirabaiLots of interesting and fascinating info. A good buy for my research.9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Excellent BookBy TaranusThe fact that one of the reviewers probably refers to a different book and by mistake assigned his/her review to this book does a great disservice to this remarkable work.Only a superficial reader would assume that this book is a commentary of the "Book of the Dead". It is not. It is much more; and it is exactly what its title suggests : a review of the rituals used by the Egyptians to transform a dead person into an Osiris. The book therefore gives exactly what is lacking in many other books : a broad overview or the three main rituals of death used by the Egyptians : 1) Embalming; 2) Opening of the Mouth; 3) Methods of obtaining Immortality.1) The book starts with the embalming of the corpse; the purpose of which is to transform the dead body into a statue. Although no complete text of the Ritual of Embalming is available; a detailed account is given of the complicated process at hand and of the reasons for it.2) The book then describes the "Opening of the Mouth" ritual in much detail; and shows that it refers to the "Book of Statues" used to transform the mummy into a living statue.3) As a last stage; the "Methods of obtaining Immortality" are described; with many references to the "Book of the Dead". The main chapters of this last section read : Return to the Universal Matrix; Teaching for Coming forth by Day; Magical Self-defense; Solarization of the Deceased; Magical Integration; The Vindicated explores the Cycle of the Beyond; Geography of the Beyond; Mystical Labyrinth and the Glorious Arrival.There are numerous versions of the BoD. Most of them do cover the text in much detail; but unless one is proficient in the egyptian language and is knowledgable in egyptian myths; the true significance of the text remains extremely obscure. Not so in this book.The text is very clear; factual; concise and to the point. Very Professional. The drawings are detailed and add much to the understanding. One can regret though that they are not available in color.
