Let's Make Things Better : A Holocaust Survivor's Message of Hope and Celebration of Life - Gidon Lev

Let's Make Things Better : A Holocaust Survivor's Message of Hope and Celebration of Life - Gidon Lev

Gidon Lev

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  • Pages · 240 pages
  • Publication Date · 08/01/2026
  • Genre · Memoirs
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`To me, hard times are like hide-and-seek: where is the solution, where is the hope? We can never give up looking for these things because they are just waiting to be found.'Gidon Lev, a ninety-year-old Holocaust survivor, has lived an extraordinary life. At the age of six, he was imprisoned in the concentration camp of Theresienstadt. Liberated when he was ten, he lost at least twenty-six members of his family, including his father and grandfather. But Gidon's life is extraordinary not only because he is one of the few living survivors remaining, but also because of his lessons learned over nearly a century. His enduring message is of hope and opportunity - to make things better. By sharing his timeless simple belief and truths, Gidon reminds us that we have the power to incrementally improve what is in front of us and leave something better behind us. His life is a lesson of how to do it, even in the face of astonishing adversity, and Let's Make Things Better is the calling card of an indomitable spirit. `By sharing his inspiring life story, Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev reminds us that the human spirit is larger than even the most severe and unjust trauma. Through one of history's darkest nights, he preserved his brightness and warmth' - David Von Drehle, author of New York Times bestseller The Book of Charlie

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