
From Broken Glass
My Story of Finding Hope in Hitler's Death Camps to Inspire a New Generation
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Narrated by:
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Ray Flynn
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Robert Blumenfeld
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Michael Ross
From the survivor of 10 Nazi concentration camps who went on to create the New England Holocaust Memorial, a "devastating...inspirational" memoir (The Today Show) about finding strength in the face of despair.
On August 14, 2017, two days after a white-supremacist activist rammed his car into a group of anti-Fascist protestors, killing one and injuring 19, the New England Holocaust Memorial was vandalized for the second time in as many months. At the base of one of its 54-foot glass towers lay a pile of shards. For Steve Ross, the image called to mind Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass in which German authorities ransacked Jewish-owned buildings with sledgehammers.
Ross was 8 years old when the Nazis invaded his Polish village, forcing his family to flee. He spent his next six years in a day-to-day struggle to survive the notorious camps in which he was imprisoned, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Dachau among them. When he was finally liberated, he no longer knew how old he was, he was literally starving to death, and everyone in his family except for his brother had been killed. Ross learned in his darkest experiences - by observing and enduring inconceivable cruelty as well as by receiving compassion from caring fellow prisoners - the human capacity to rise above even the bleakest circumstances.
He decided to devote himself to underprivileged youth, aiming to ensure that despite the obstacles in their lives they would never experience suffering like he had. Over the course of a nearly 40-year career as a psychologist working in the Boston city schools, that was exactly what he did. At the end of his career, he spearheaded the creation of the New England Holocaust Memorial, a site millions of people including young students visit every year.
Equal parts heartrending, brutal, and inspiring, From Broken Glass is the story of how one man survived the unimaginable and helped lead a new generation to forge a more compassionate world.
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Critic reviews
"From Broken Glass is an opportunity to spend time in the presence of an extraordinary man. No one I know of has ever responded to unimaginable brutality with such generosity of deed and spirit, recounted here with understated eloquence." (Congressman Barney Frank, New York Times best-selling author of Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage)
"Steve Ross emerges as a resilient character who is determined not to allow the enemies of the past to re-emerge in the present unchallenged; his book opens with a cri de coeur on Charlottesville, and it ends with a defiant testimonial: 'I am a survivor.' A worthy memoir of dark times, full of practical lessons for resistance and community organizing today." (Kirkus Reviews)
"From Broken Glass is a captivating and deeply personal story of a young boy's experience in the Holocaust, and the ways that event shaped his life as an adult in America. Ross's remarkably detailed account stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. It is relevant to this day, a reminder of what can happen when we lose sight of the humanity of others in society." (Senator Dianne Feinstein)
Should Be Required Reading for everyone!
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a must for all young and old
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A must have that we may never forget
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nazi’s wanted, therefore the concentration camps. Opa will never ever talk of his ordeal. Oma will every now & again, and I stop the world to listen. Oma & Opa are such wonderful people, it is mindblowing to hear what they and so many went through. Our “spoiled” youth (especially mine) have no idea what could happen again, and in this country! (History repeats itself😖). An excellent read about an amazing man who took what life he was given & so unselfishly gave to so many. God bless him, and all who have been hurt. (This should be a mandatory read in all junior high or high schools!). 💜
From Broken Glass
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Unbelievable story of how a man turns unbearable suffering to good
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Actually cried with sorrow...
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Beautifully written and read
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Best Holocaust novel ever!
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Required Reading Recommende
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Heart wrenching but excellent
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