Urim Publications is proud to announce that its title An Italian Renaissance: Choosing Life in Canada by Robert Rubinstein has been chosen as a winner of the 2011 Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards.
More info: An Italian Renaissance Choosing Life In Canada " consistently touching, quietly inspiring, and too compelling to put down." - Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, Founding President, Jewish Life Network Recent decades have seen an outpouring of literature about the tragic destruction of European Jewry during the Second World War. Yet virtually nothing has been published about the astounding process of healing and recovery undergone by many survivors of the Holocaust, who had to overcome unspeakable personal trauma to build successful new lives. The present book, written with sensitivity and eloquence by the loving son of two such people, breaks important new ground in describing and shedding light on this remarkable phenomenon. The story follows Béla and Judit Rubinstein as they return from the camps at the end of the War, their families having been murdered by the Nazis. Seeing no future in the land of their birth, they flee Hungary and end up trapped in a refugee camp in northern Italy, because homeless Jews are welcome nowhere in the world. Finally, an unforeseen opportunity arises to immigrate to Canada. The Rubinstein's establish a new home, raise a family, and integrate into the Toronto community. Achieving unimagined material success, they remain warm, decent, unassuming people. Along the way, they reclaim their ravaged ancestral faith, and this imbues their lives with meaning and purpose. The book's universal message of hope is sure to inspire a broad range of readers. About the Author: Robert Eli Rubinstein is a businessman and Jewish communal leader in Toronto, Canada. He and his wife Renée have four children and eight grandchildren. This title is available through Baker and Taylor, directly from the distributor Lambda (Tel: 718-972-5449 fax: 718-972-6307) or from booksellers. Stuart Schnee Public Relations, Marketing & Sales US Tel: 973-796-2753 Israel Tel: +972-54-790-9120 Fax: +972-2-561-0943 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
