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FOREVERMORE: A fighting teenager in the Holocaust & two more true stories Kindle Edition

by Shlomo Kalo (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Jacob Lipschitz was only fourteen when he had to endure

the harsh realities of World War II and the horror of the Holocaust. He lost his parents to Treblinka extermination camp, and wandered the streets of starving Warsaw Ghetto with some friends, sneaking in and out of the guarded walls, searching for any food to support his life, eventually joining Jewish fighters underground. During this desperate time, he must elude a revengeful Nazi solider who had a personal vendetta against him and unceasingly hunts him.

Jacob told his harrowing experience to Nobel nominee Shlomo Kalo when they were university students. His intelligence and resourcefulness would help him survive, showing the astonishing strength, perseverance, and spirit that many in Jewish history have exhibited. However, Jacob's choice as a young man is unexpected and this is one of the highlights of the book.

Forevermore skillfully brings to life three masterful tales of loyalty, subjugation, and strength in human history, which also include the fateful encounters between Jewish nobleman Zabir Ben Bata and Muhammad, and of Rabbi Aaron and his Polish allies who betrayed him and his community during the Cossack rebellion.

Forevermore was praised by the media, recommended by Israeli Ministry of Education and also by Shimon Peres: "An original style of writing and a look at events from an interesting perspective!".

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"An original style of writing and a look at events from an interesting perspective."
Shimon Peres, former Israeli President and Prime Minister

"You read it with bated breath...on the background of the historical events which come to life before your eyes, the book emphasizes that the Jews have stature and that they were not designated to be eliminated or erased, for ever - for ever! So that there is hope."
Odetta Schwartz, Yeditot Ahronot, Israel largest daily

"The dramatic characters and eventful stories are all the more meaningful because they are based on history and not imagination. They offer insight and colorful background into Jewish life, anti-Semitism, oppression, the spirit of the times and people".
DataJEM Review Center, JAZO website

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The title belongs to "The Documented Story" an innovative literary genre developed by the author.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01D6NXYDM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DAT Publications; 3rd edition (May 12, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 12, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2743 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 166 pages
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Shlomo Kalo

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Prolific novelist and thinker Shlomo Kalo, one of the very few Israeli writers nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, has published 80 titles in a variety of genres and themes.

Kalo was born in 1928 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He joined the anti-Fascist underground before reaching his teens and wound up in a concentration camp at the age of 15. After studying medicine and working as a journalist in Prague, and training as a pilot for Mahal, he immigrated to Israel in 1949. He was awarded MSc in microbiology from Tel Aviv University in 1958. For 26 years and until his retirement, he worked as regional director of medical laboratories.

In 1969, a sharp turn in his life occurred. It subsequently affected his life, his thoughts and his highly prolific literary activity.

Shlomo Kalo wrote 80 titles, some of which were translated and published in 16 countries. He wrote novels, short fiction, literature for younger readers, non-fiction (philosophy, spirituality), a thriller and more. His short stories appeared in probably all literary magazines in Israel and the media often covered his writings and thoughts. Between the years 2008-2014 he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Shlomo Kalo died peacefully at his home on 8.30.2014. His last words were: "Everything is excellent for he who is not subjugated".

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Sharona Goren
5.0 out of 5 stars A puzzling topic, worth much thought, is finally set clear.
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2016
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When faced with a choice to run for their lives or to face their horrendous destruction, what will people choose?
Here are three stories about Jews in different places and times, where not only one person, not only a certain group but entire villages, vast regions and cities, as a collective phenomenon, face the clear vision of their destiny, of their puzzling fate, without hesitating to accept their own destruction rather than loose the essence of who they are, lifting their stature heads above the rest. In fact they will lay down their lives and accept their calling. It cannot be in any other way, it is who they are.

Shlomo Kalo makes this point clear and tangible in these three compelling, stomach turning historically factual stories.

I found the stories narrated in a friendly and vivid way, as if a grandfather was telling these accounts to his grandchildren.
As a matter of fact as an Israeli Jew, specially as one who has been living abroad in a completely non Jewish environment for the past 17 years, I felt that he is personally telling me these stories for there is not a day or a place where a Jew is not subject to this puzzling issue of the perception of their people in the eyes of non-Jews, no matter how they regard their own religion or identity.

This is a book worth reading over more than once as the issue at hand is very perplexing and is worth much thought and investigation.

Forevermore – people who face their own destruction yet they have no end.
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melrea pierz
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Trilogy
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016
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This was not an enjoyable book, because stories of ethnic suffering are not enjoyable. They are informative. I found this book to be informative as seen through the eyes of its main characters.
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Tony Parsons
3.0 out of 5 stars WWII memoir
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2019
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The life/times of Jacob Lipschitz.
The man has a very impressive resume.

I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.

A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A fairly well written WWII Holocaust book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great WWII Holocaust movie, or better yet a mini TV series. The book was not really that well detailed, so I will only rate it at 3/5 stars.

Thank you for the free author; BookSends; DAT Publications; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
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Amit Levy
5.0 out of 5 stars A very interesting book with deep insights
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2016
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"Forevermore" puts the historical events at the center, and they are indeed very interesting in themselves. The author adds to the historical story very little, but his additions enrich the book considerably. He writes a few words about the background, sometimes about the inter relationships between different people and nations, and insights about character and mentality. To me as a reader, this gave the feeling of a leap, from merely learning facts about a subject to understanding it better.
Although Jewish history is at the center of this book, it is not a one sided, us against them, good against evil interpretation, but more of a factual description.
I would definitely recommend this book, especially to anybody interested in understanding the relationships between jews, muslims and christians, then and now.
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Andy S.
2.0 out of 5 stars Very hard to read
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2019
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I found this not well written. Very disjointed and difficult to determine any coherent stream of thought. It seemed that there were many more than three stories.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Whet my appetite for more of Kalo
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2016
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After two tales of Jewish passivity in the face of oppression, comes an account of a young Jew who participates in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising...but then denies his Jewishness.
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Noam Atlas
5.0 out of 5 stars one may discover in oneself qualities that are either a good or a bad surprise
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2016
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When in crisis, one may discover in oneself qualities that are either a good or a bad surprise. And what about a whole people? A people that time and again faces the same crisis, perhaps the most severe crisis a people may experience: Genocide.
This amazing book introduces three historical events in which one people faces such a crisis. What surprising qualities will be revealed in that people experiencing such harsh events?
The events are told in a unique way and with extraordinary literary talent. The reader feels as if he himself is present in these unusual circumstances, that everything described is actually happening to him, and discovers time and again that same unique truth that is kept for severe crises.
Warmly recommended!
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Linda R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Shlomo Kalo has a gift, a magical gift. ...
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2016
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Shlomo Kalo has a gift, a magical gift. His gift is his ability to write prose that tears at the heartstrings and arouses a sense of awe. The depths of sorrow and grief and anguish suffered by the Jews throughout history, and by Jacob, the last suffering Jew in this book, can be grasped only by the reader. All one can do is feel the pain and anguish suffered by an oppressed people, who miraculously have survived. It is said that Jews have survived because they are God's "chosen people." Chosen for trouble it seems.
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