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A century of wisdom : lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor / Caroline Stoessinger. by Stoessinger, Caroline. Spiegel & Grau, 2012. Call #: 940.5318 H582s Subjects Herz-Sommer, Alice, 1903-2014.   Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)   Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Czechoslovakia -- Personal narratives.   Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Czech Republic.   Holocaust survivors -- Israel -- Biography.   Holocaust survivors -- England -- London -- Biography.   Jews -- Czech Republic -- Prague -- Biography.   Jewish musicians -- Czechoslovakia -- Biography.   Women pianists -- Czech Republic -- Prague -- Biography.   Women pianists -- Biography.   Pianists -- Czech Republic -- Prague -- Biography.   Pianists -- Czechoslovakia -- Biography.   Prague (Czech Republic) -- Biography. ISBN:  9780812992816 (hc.) 0812992814 (hc.) Alternate title:  Lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xxi, 232 p. ; 20 cm. Contents:  Alice and Franz Kafka -- Interlude: An emerald ring -- A tolerant heart -- Peeling potatoes -- Interlude: Dreaming -- Piano lessons -- Interlude: Fire -- Starting over -- The tin spoon -- Never too old -- Interlude: Chicken soup -- Music was our food -- The Führer gives the Jews a city -- Snapshots -- Interlude: Old age -- Man in the glass booth -- No harsh words -- First flight -- Alice the teacher -- Interlude: The lady in number six -- Circle of friends -- Coda: Alice today. Summary:  Collects life lessons by a Holocaust survivor and concert pianist, sharing the wisdom she has gleaned and insights into her resolve to thrive in spite of loss and her choice to harbor no bitterness toward her oppressors. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 940.5318 H582s Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Biography 940.5318 H582s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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