A Cup of Honey: The Story of a Young Holocaust Survivor, Eliezer Ayalon

by Neile Sue Friedman

Overview

or ten-year-old Lazorek Hershenfis in Radom, Poland, life with his family is joyful. Lazorek’s father, Israel (known as “Srul”) operates a leather-cutting business, and the family spends idyllic summers harvesting fruit from orchards in the nearby countryside. His brothers Mayer and Abush work as tailors to supplement the family’s income and Lazorek’s sister Chaya is a kindergarten teacher and a playmate especially cherished. A deeply respected healer in the community, Lazorek’s beautiful mother Rivka shows him the meaning of caring unselfishly for others. But what is given does not always appear to be returned in kind, as Lazorek discovers on his journey into the ghetto and the concentration camps. Lazorek survives and journeys to Palestine, taking the name Eliezer Ayalon. A new life begins.. . but can memories be forgotten? With “A Cup of Honey,” Neile Sue Friedman and Eliezer Ayalon impart the richness and endurance of the family love that inspires the Holocaust survivor to perpetuate the lives of those he lost by telling their story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590793305
Publisher:	SelectBooks, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Neile Sue Friedman is an administrative law judge for the State of Maryland. Neile lives in Baltimore where she is active with the Jewish community. Her other interests are gardening, sports, and the theater. Neile is grateful to have had her opportunities to contribute to our understanding of the Holocaust, and hopes her efforts will provide a link from the past to the future.

Editorial Reviews

Just as survivors feel the urge to testify, readers everywhere ought to feel the urge to absorb their testimonies. It is impossible to understand the Holocaust and its meaning without becoming acquainted with their experiences which they alone can tell with true authority.

Elie Wiesel

Mr. Ayalon’s early years of life are a testament to the survival of the human spirit and an unforgettable reflection of his very soul.

Gerald R. Molen

A true and great saga of the indomitable will to survive in a world of horror and terror.

Judge Aaron Cohn (with the U.S. ARMY when it liberated Ebensee concentration camp)

The reader of A Cup of Honey will have but a glimpse of the horrors . . . but will also understand the tremendous feat of willpower . . .to remain on the side of the living . . .

Naphtali Lavie