The Holocaust was,without doubt, one of the most horrific atrocities committed in war history.During Adolf Hitler's twelve year reign of terror,he contributed to the deaths of over fifty million people during the Second World War. He created a racial state where people considered unfit to live there were either persecuted,enslaved, or murdered in the most callous and inhumane way.Hitler's goal was to kill all Jewish men,women and children. He succeeded in murdering six million of them. Those that survived that horrendous atrocity would endure the pain and trauma suffered for the rest of their lives.On 1st November 2005, the United Nations resolved to designate 27th January as an International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.An outreach programme with the theme " Remembrance and Beyond " was developed with the aim of firstly, remembering the victims of the Holocaust, and secondly, helping to prevent future acts of genocide.The theme for the 2012 International Day of Commemoration was "Children and the Holocaust". The United Nations remembers ,and honours, the memory of all the children who suffered and died at the hands of the Nazis.Hopefully,future generations will not have to suffer the same atrocities, pain and heartbreak.

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

The lost wife

The Lost Wife

Alyson Richman

Berkley Trade; 2011

ISBN: 978-0425244135



The Lost  Wife is a spellbinding love story and an accurate account of Prague before and during the Second World War.

Growing up in Prague in the 1930’s, Lenka has a happy childhood, but everything changes with the coming of war. With the imminent arrival of the Nazis, the future for Lenka’s Jewish family seems bleak and uncertain.

Just days before the Germans invade Prague, Lenka and Josef, her first love, decide to get married. Josef and his family plan to flee to America with Lenka, but when Lenka discovers that her family cannot get the necessary papers to escape from Prague, she decides to stay behind with them. So begins a journey that will keep Josef and Lenka separated from each other for decades.

When Josef is 85 years old, he and Lenka are reunited, giving them one more chance.

From the glamorous life in Prague before the Occupation to the horrors of Nazi Europe, The Lost Wife explores the power of first love, the resilience of the human spirit, and the absolute strength of memory.
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