Jeremy Josephs

Heartbreaking

A very sad tale. Four lives destroyed, and why? For me, part of the deepest sadness was the boys. These were undoubtedly two of the most self absorbed, selfish people I have ever encountered. Good Lord, why on Earth did they have children. The image of Mark all alone on Christmas Day as his parents partied in Spain is haunting. Not that this condones murder. Of course not. But it does make one wonder about the entire community and circle. One of the friends wonders if there were show more anything she could have done. Yes. Perhaps noticed two neglected boys as she partied heartily with their parents, accepting presents from their globe-trotting as these woeful excuses for parents brought back nothing for their sons. The book itself is straight forward and quite British, that is cool and unemotional. Lovers of Gore and sensationalism may not like this style. I enjoyed it immensely. Parents beware. Those are human beings you are choosing to bring into the world, and you are responsible for them. Shame on all purveyors of abuse. And neglect is shameful abuse. Get a dog. Or better yet, a bird. show less

Gripping narratives intertwined relating the Occupation stories of the Rothchild family and of a teenager named Paulette Slifke who worked in the Paris resistance. It was through this book that I corresponded with and later met Paulette and Max Sarcey in 1997. She exemplifies courage, integrity, and moral uprightness to me and to the students with whom she has so heroically shared her witness of 13 months in Auschwitz.

Poor Susi! I guess her life was going to be hard no matter where she grew up. I was glad that she was able to find part of her family. A sad heartbreaking story, but was not well written.

NO OF PAGES: 192 SUB CAT I: Holocaust SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: During the occupation of France, 80,000 Jews, many of them children, were sent to the gas chambers. This is the story of those years. The author focuses on two widely different families.NOTES: SUBTITLE: The Fate of the Jews in France