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Originally posted by Megan View PostThe Life of Alice Herz-Sommer, The Garden of Eden in Hell.
A Brilliant heartwarming story of the most terrible adversity it is possible to imagine.
For this deals with one of the darkest episodes in recent history, the rise of the Nazi's and the effects of their genocidal policies. This wonderful lady, who has now reached the grand old age of 108, grew up what became absorbed into the Nazi empire that is Prague.
She and her son survived the extermintation camps and describes the horrors and sufferings that Jewish people and others went through.
I found it quite chilling to read the depths of human evil by the SS. there were some passages in the book that made me pause with emotion at the atrocities committed on these innocent people, I had to put book down briefly in order for it to sink in. There have been many accounts of this period, but I did find this particularly moving and thought provoking.
I especially enjoyed Alice Herz knowledgable interpretations of Chopin's Etudes and her career as a concert pianist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrXHcQyixTE'Man know thyself'
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Originally posted by Peter View PostAnd perhaps a little less hypocrisy and a dose of humility as well!Last edited by Enrique; 01-07-2014, 07:04 AM.
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Originally posted by Enrique View PostBy the way, how do you ask for oranges when you go to the market: give me two pounds of oranges or give me one kilogram of oranges? I've been reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_...mer_industries and it is very interesting. It seems that Great Britain had no remedy but to adopt metrification because of the EU.'Man know thyself'
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Originally posted by Peter View PostI'm glad you've read the book Megan - there is another documentary film about Alice who is now 110. The lady in no.6 - Alice Somer-herz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrXHcQyixTE
Alice is a wonderful gifted lady in so many ways, I didn't realize she is now 110.
Unfortunately, I can't find the DVD on Amazon. I would like to purchase it if I can.‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’
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Originally posted by Megan View PostAlice is a wonderful gifted lady in so many ways, I didn't realize she is now 110.
Unfortunately, I can't find the DVD on Amazon. I would like to purchase it if I can.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alice-Sommer...g+is+a+Present'Man know thyself'
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Originally posted by Peter View PostThere is this earlier documentary which I can't recall if you've seen.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alice-Sommer...g+is+a+Present
Thanks Peter, I did watch the documentary from the link you gave on another thread. I have now ordered the DVD.
I wonder if it latest DVD - The Lady in no. 6. - has much of the same content.
http://vimeo.com/ondemand/5182Last edited by Megan; 01-07-2014, 06:30 PM.‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’
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Originally posted by Megan View PostThanks Peter, I did watch the documentary from the link you gave on another thread. I have now ordered the DVD.
I wonder if it latest DVD - The Lady in no. 6. - has much of the same content.
http://vimeo.com/ondemand/5182'Man know thyself'
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