The Juderia: A Holocaust Survivor's Tribute to the Jewish Community of Rhodes

Plot

Each day the number of Holocaust survivors dwindles. Those still alive but who for decades had remained silent comprehend their moral responsiblity to speak. laura Varon's worldmust be viewed in that context. her memoir, however, does not immediately strike as being a clone of many others. Hers traces the tragedy the Holocaust imposed on her, then enjoins the reader to follow her through her excruciating rehabilitation, consequent resurrection. And, having read this survivor's sentimental journey, we discern that the relevance of life, joy, and God'scountless blessings Laura Varon had absorbed in the Juderia have now become our living inheritance. Though shemay never locate the courage required to return to her home on Rhodes, she undeniably instills in each reader the determiantion to engage the future wisely and to combat the evils of racism.

Juderia, Jewish quarter of Rhodes, Sephardic Jews. Nazi occupation, concentration camps. Human kindness rare. One of few survivors of Rhodes.