Small Miracles of the Holocaust: Extraordinary Coincidences of Faith, Hope, and Survival » (First)

Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal, second-generation Holocaust survivors, are the authors of six titles in the best-selling Small Miracles series, including Small Miracles for the Jewish Heart. They live in Brooklyn, New York.

From the authors of the bestselling Small Miracles series comes this inspirational collection of over 50 stories - each with the upbeat twist ending that has become the trademark of this remarkable series.

The authors, both second-generation Holocaust survivors, have culled stories from before, during, and after the Holocaust that demonstrate the full strength and power of the human spirit. 

Stories reaffirming that nothing truly happens by accident…
 
 Even during the worst of times small miracles did happen - and the legacies of those individuals live on.

Acknowledgments x

Introduction xii

Love among the Ruins Tamar Snyder 1

My Pledge to Nachman Rabbi Yosef Schwartz 7

Sisters 16

Life in a Jar 28

A Robber's Redemption 34

The Ren Twins 44

Number 7416 51

An Unseen Blessing Pesi Dinnerstein 54

The Miracle of the Muddy Seat Louis Koplin 60

The Other Doctor of Auschwitz 65

A Question of Identity 71

Zayde's Travels Azriela Jaffe 76

Mama Is Always Right Nissan Krakinowski 79

The Swimmer Dov Haller 89

The Last Candle 92

Lost and Found Steve Eisenberg 96

The Love Story of Dovid and Shifra Dovid Landou 103

Friend of a Farmer Shoshana Goldwasser Schwartz Azriela Jaffe 112

My Betrayer, My Savior 115

A Boy Named Yitzchak, Waclaw, and Jack Liza M. Wiemer 123

Fall Prayers 130

Good Morning, Herr Mueller 134

Righteous among the Nations 137

The Search for Reb Burechl 144

The Philosopher Yisroel Besser 153

Business Partners 155

Strangers on a Train Shoshana Goldwasser Schwartz Azriela Jaffe 160

Melvina's Dream Bailey Lustig Breindy Muller 163

Comrades 168

A Promise to Father Tamar Snyder Frank Hershkowitz 173

Subway Reunion Ruth Fisher 176

Dancing with G-d 178

The Frequent Flyer 182

Seder Her Father 186

Shocking Discovery Raquel Schraub 190

Getting to Know Germaine Gerda Bikales 194

The Last Jew of Auschwitz 198

What's in a Name? Masha Leon 202

The Hidden Child 207

Trunkful of Letters 212

The Gold Pendant 218

The Train of Lights Pesi Dinnerstein 230

Miracle at the Gallows Cantor Leo Fettman Linda Ackerman 234

The War Artist 240

The Converted 247

The Namesake 250

A Dream Escape 253

"Der Kranke Yingele" (The Sick Boy) 259

Funeral for Baruch Rabbi Binny Friedman 263

An Oscar for Oskar Eric Saul 266