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The Lost

a Search for Six of Six Million
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Apr 14, 2014
"The Lost is both a memoir of author Daniel Mendelsohn's life and a biographical tribute to his great-uncle and his family, lost in the Holocaust. As a youth in the 1960s, Mendelsohn could learn no details about their deaths, so in 2001 he decided to find out exactly what happened to Shmiel, his wife, and his four daughters. Mendelsohn collected information about Shmiel's life and relevant information about the Holocaust and visited Shmiel's home in Polish Bolechow. Interspersed with accounts of what Mendelsohn learned are his reflections on portions of the Torah that shed light on the meaning of suffering. Reading this insightful work "recalibrates our perception of the Holocaust and of human nature," says Booklist." Biography and Memoir April 2014 newsletter http://www.libraryaware.com/996/NewsletterIssues/ViewIssue/43337901-34d1-4c84-b134-32954b837d7d?postId=71b729f6-9022-4878-baad-967f3a6f4063