出版社: Macmillan Australia
出版年: 2021-11-9
页数: 224
定价: AUD44.99
装帧: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781760986483
内容简介 · · · · · ·
Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you.
During the Holocaust, Eddie Jaku faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on a Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country.
Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdo...
Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you.
During the Holocaust, Eddie Jaku faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on a Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country.
Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom and living his best life. He now believes he is the 'happiest man on Earth'.
Shortly after his 100th birthday, Eddie published his memoir, The Happiest Man on Earth, wanting to share all he has learned about hope, kindness and friendship.
Readers around the world have cherished this book and their new friend Eddie.
This beautiful collector's edition includes never-before-seen photographs from Eddie's life, and previously unpublished material about this wonderful man.
作者简介 · · · · · ·
Eddie Jaku OAM, was born Abraham Jakubowicz in Germany in 1920. His family considered themselves German, first, Jewish second. On 9 November 1938, the night immortalised as Kristallnacht, Eddie returned home from boarding school to an empty house. At dawn Nazi soldiers burst in. Eddie was beaten and taken to Buchenwald. Eddie was released and with his father escaped to Belgium ...
Eddie Jaku OAM, was born Abraham Jakubowicz in Germany in 1920. His family considered themselves German, first, Jewish second. On 9 November 1938, the night immortalised as Kristallnacht, Eddie returned home from boarding school to an empty house. At dawn Nazi soldiers burst in. Eddie was beaten and taken to Buchenwald. Eddie was released and with his father escaped to Belgium and then France, but was again captured and sent to a camp, and thereafter to Auschwitz. On route, Eddie managed to escape back to Belgium where he lived in hiding with his parents and sister. In October 1943, Eddie's family were arrested and again sent to Auschwitz where his parents were both murdered. In 1945, Eddie was sent on a 'death march' but once again escaped and hid in a forest until June 1945 he was finally rescued by Allied soldiers. Eddie had volunteered at the Sydney Jewish Museum since its inception in 1992. Self-proclaimed as 'the happiest man on earth', he saw death every day throughout WWII, and because he managed to survive, he made a vow to himself to smile every day. Eddie was married to Flore for 74 years. They have two sons, grandchildren and great grandchildren.Eddie passed away in October 2021, aged 101.
The Happiest Man on Earth: Illustrated Edition的书评 · · · · · · ( 全部 13 条 )

What a beautiful soul
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也是今年为止读到的书里最好的一本。 “Here is what I learned. Happiness does not fall from the sky; it is in your hands. Happiness comes from inside yourself and from the people you love. And if you are happy and healthy, you are a millionaire.” Eddie的父亲... (展开)
现世的恶鬼让地狱重回人间,人类的坚韧与善良让苦命人从地狱爬回人间

你还在为什么事耿耿于怀吗

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比金钱重要的东西有很多,善良、快乐、感恩就是,这弥足珍贵。

幸福取决于自己的努力和选择
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0 有用 山抹微云 2022-07-02 23:20:33
这本书出版的时候,艾迪已经活了一个世纪了。当一个百岁的老人,而且是经历过世界上最大恶意的老人,诉说着如何去做一个善良的人,如何去幸福地生活,即使感觉像是在被灌鸡汤,也是在冬日饥寒交错时一碗滚烫烫的鸡汤,很难让人不动容,眼泪一筐一筐地往下掉。艾迪的故事里,即使是身处在黑暗里,很多人也总能保持一份人性的光明。他在集中 营里,也偶尔收到过一些德国人的照顾。总有些人知道自己做的事情不正确,可能是在那样的大... 这本书出版的时候,艾迪已经活了一个世纪了。当一个百岁的老人,而且是经历过世界上最大恶意的老人,诉说着如何去做一个善良的人,如何去幸福地生活,即使感觉像是在被灌鸡汤,也是在冬日饥寒交错时一碗滚烫烫的鸡汤,很难让人不动容,眼泪一筐一筐地往下掉。艾迪的故事里,即使是身处在黑暗里,很多人也总能保持一份人性的光明。他在集中 营里,也偶尔收到过一些德国人的照顾。总有些人知道自己做的事情不正确,可能是在那样的大环境下,谁要是有不满首先就会被纳粹zf惩罚,只能偷偷地给予照顾。艾迪说一个简单的善举,你可以拯救另一人的绝望,或许也拯救了他的生命。顺境时善待他人,逆境时善待自己。即使有过这样的经历,艾迪告诉我们,他不恨人类,他不恨任何人。恨是一种疾病,只有不去憎恨才有可能幸福。幸福不是天上掉下来的,太在你的手中。 (展开)
0 有用 ∠( ᐛ 」∠)_ 2024-07-14 00:17:23 北京
老杂种就应该住犹乐园😃