Light One Candle: A Survivor's Tale from Lithuania to Jerusalem
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Learning about Two Families
Thank you for making Light One Candle available. This book is out of print, and one of the only ways to buy the book is through Amazon. The author has taught me about my family's history. I learned about the Japanese American Concentration Camps in America which occurred simultaneously with Concentration Camps in Germany. I learned about the Matsumura family from California along with Solly's family from Lithuania and the discrimination that both families suffered. Solly Ganor continues to be an avid writer and thinker. Readers can appreciate his willingness to share his experiences, as well as his thorough research of historical events . Thanks to Mr. Ganor, I learned more about my uncle by reading this book than I had ever known before. My uncle passed away in May 1995, shortly before the book was published. Fortunately he and Mr. Ganor were able to meet each other, the rescuer and the survivor. My uncle's name is Clarence Matsumura. I live in Wyoming, where Clarence was born, and where his family was incarcerated at Heart Mountain,
A sobering Reminder
The first person account of the Holocaust makes it difficult to put the book down . It envelopes you with the author's feelings, every step of his ordeal culminating to that final liberation by the American soldiers; bringing life to hopelessness. The irony of the liberation is the soldiers are Japanese Americans whose parents and relatives (US citizens) are held behind barbed wire , similar in circumstances to those liberated
Beautifully written
This book is a very detailed account of life prior and during WWII. heartbreaking, I cried through a good portion of this book. What hits hard is the moment that one of the characters points out that Solly has had a sheltered experience in the war. To consider the horrors he lived through sheltered makes your heart sink for the many experiences lived by others.
Survivor of Dachau
What a book! I didn't know so much that happened pre-war in Europe and this book opened my eyes. He actually met Mr. Sugihara and I loved how he told what Mr. Sugihara did for the Jews. Then, Clarence Matsumura and the 442nd saved him in Dachau. I never knew that the 442nd were the first to arrive in Dachau and unknowingly what they were going to see. How they saved the Jews in that camp. This is truly an amazing book.
SHOULD READ
A survivor diary. No blame, no gory details, just a day to day story of the life of a young man that survived some of the atrocities that happened in the past. A very good read that is easy to follow. Should be read in schools just to show what is possible and maybe prevent these things from happening again.
Inspirational story from the courageous man
This book, entitled as "Light One Candle" was the memoir of Solly Ganor, a Lithuanian Jew, who was buried in snow during the death march from Dachau Concentration Camp in May, 1945. He was rescued by PVT Clarence Matsumura. The camp was liberated by 522 FA out of 442RCT. The book is proceeded the story of him and his rescuer (from JA's internment camp) simultaneously. It is a great book to read. I recommend.
Cruelty and hope have bounds
Having read many books on the Holocaust, I found this first hand experience, genuinely raw with a sense of history only survival can offer.
Outstanding history
This book captures the cruelty of the Nazis. What happened there could happen anywhere. We should always remember this lesson.
Painful Enlightenment
A moving story of survival, love, friendship and brutality. I cried, laughed (unbelievably), raged and hoped. And, I lamented not knowing my family’s Lithuanian relatives who didn’t leave for America and elsewhere. An emotionally difficult read that I highly recommend.
Great Tale
The frightening thing about this book is that it is built around true occurrences. That people are resilient enough to go through all of this travail and can still bounce back is a monument to humanity. The journey that this book takes one on is oftentimes dark, but then contrast is necessary to any good plot, and while the road is bumpy, the destination is worth the read.
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