A century of wisdom : lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor /

A century of wisdom : lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Stoessinger, Caroline.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2012.
Description:	xxi, 232 p. ; 20 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Herz-Sommer, Alice, -- 1903-2014 Herz-Sommer, Alice, -- 1903-2014. Theresienstadt (Concentration camp) Theresienstadt (Concentration camp) Jews -- Czech Republic -- Prague -- Biography. Women pianists -- Biography. Holocaust survivors -- Israel -- Biography. Holocaust survivors -- England -- London -- Biography. Holocaust survivors. Jews. Women pianists. Prague (Czech Republic) -- Biography. Czech Republic -- Prague. England -- London. Israel. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8773612

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor
ISBN:	9780812992816 (trade : alk. paper) 0812992814 (trade : alk. paper) 9780679644019 (ebook) 0679644016 (ebook)
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.

Table of 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.