An Italian Renaissance: Choosing Life in Canada

Rubinstein, Robert Eli

ISBN 10: 9655240444 / ISBN 13: 9789655240443

Published by Urim Publications, Jerusalem, 2010

8vo. 177pp. Seller Inventory # MAIN035186I

Synopsis:

Winner of:

2011 Canadian Jewish Book Award, Holocaust Literature

 

Recent decades have seen an outpouring of literature about the tragic destruction of European Jewry during the Second World War. Yet virtually nothing has been published about the astounding process of healing and recovery undergone by many survivors of the Holocaust, who had to overcome unspeakable personal trauma to build successful new lives. The present book, written with sensitivity and eloquence by the loving son of two such people, breaks important new ground in describing and shedding light on this remarkable phenomenon.

The story follows Bela and Judit Rubinstein as they return from the camps at the end of the War, their families having been murdered by the Nazis. Seeing no future in the land of their birth, they flee Hungary and end up trapped in a refugee camp in northern Italy, because homeless Jews are welcome nowhere in the world. Finally, an unforeseen opportunity arises to immigrate to Canada. The Rubinsteins establish a new home, raise a family, and integrate into the Toronto community. Achieving unimagined material success, they remain warm, decent, unassuming people. Along the way, they reclaim their ravaged ancestral faith, and this imbues their lives with meaning and purpose.

The book's universal message of hope is sure to inspire a broad range of readers.

About the Author:

Robert Eli Rubinstein is a businessman and communal leader. He lives in Toronto.

Bibliographic Details

Title: An Italian Renaissance: Choosing Life in ...
Publisher: Urim Publications, Jerusalem
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine/Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st.