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Transforming Darkness Into Light: A Holocaust Survivor's Lessons in Fighting Hate

Name: Transforming Darkness Into Light: A Holocaust Survivor's Lessons in Fighting Hate
Brand: Bloomsbury Academic
SKU: 9798765167748
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Contributors:

Philip Lazowski, Suzanne Batchelor Pinkes (With), Cory Booker (Foreword by)

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Academic

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

History, Biography & Autobiography

Book Subcategory:

Jewish, Modern

Book Topic:

20th Century

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Release Date:

1/22/2026

ISBN 13:

9798765167748

Weight:

1.11 lbs

Size:

9.00 x 6.00 x 1.11 inches

Pages:

184

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In 1941, when Philip Lazowski was 11 years old, his mother and two younger siblings were murdered by the Nazis, along with most of the Jews from his village in Poland. His mother's last words to him exhorted Phillip to "be somebody" because "the world will need you." He survived two massacres and eventually was reunited with his father and one brother. Together the three of them spent the rest of World War II hiding from the Nazis in the dense woods of Poland, occasionally attaching themselves to groups of partisans. Rabbi Lazowski has spent a lifetime living up to his mother's last words.
Now, at the age of 94, Rabbi Lazowski has experienced both the worst and the best that the world has to offer. He has lived his life as a spiritual leader, peacemaker, educator, community builder and an outspoken and ardent fighter against antisemitism and all forms of hate. Witnessing the worldwide surge in antisemitism over the past 8 years, especially since the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on civilians in Israel, Rabbi Lazowski has been inspired to write this last and most important book of his life.

About the Author
Rabbi Phillip Lazowski is Rabbi emeritus of Beth Hillel Synagogue of Bloomfield, Connecticut and of The Emanuel Synagogue of West Hartford, Connecticut. He was born in Bielica, Poland in 1930 and survived the Holocaust, along with his father and one brother. His mother and two younger siblings, along with many friends and relatives, were murdered by the Nazis. He spent three years living in the forests of Poland in family groups attached to resistance fighters. He has written over a dozen books, including his story of surviving the Holocaust, Faith & Destiny.