All Rivers Run to the Sea: Memoirs, Book 1
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In this first volume of his two-volume autobiography, Wiesel takes us from his childhood memories of a traditional and loving Jewish family in the Romanian village of Sighet through the horrors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald and the years of spiritual struggle, to his emergence as a witness for the Holocaust's martyrs and survivors and for the State of Israel, and as a spokesman for humanity.
"From the abyss of the death camps Wiesel has come as a messenger to mankind--not with a message of hate and revenge, but with one of brotherhood and atonement."
--From the citation for the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize
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Reviews for All Rivers Run to the Sea
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5For anyone to suffer the scourge of the Nazi Holocaust, survival is an enduring memory of questions and thoughtful reflection. Elie Wiesel did survive the Holocaust and went on to a successful career as a writer and champion of Israel. I think Wiesel's life and writing is summed-up nicely from page 354 of this book: "What is the difference between Jews and Christians? We all await the Messiah. You believe He has already come and gone, while we do not. I therefore propose that we await Him together. And when He appears, we can ask Him: were You here before?
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I love Wiesel's work. All Rivers Run to the Sea fills in a lot of personal information on his life and especially his mental world, of modern thought, mere survival, Zionism and Hasidim.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is the prequel -- "All Rivers run to the sea"-- to the "And the Sea is never filled" volume of his Memoirs. The author is a gifted Teller who experienced first-hand events that should not have been witnessed even from afar. Fortunately, he is able to survive injustice with what remains in the complete absence of Shekina, to give us a kavannah: More than mere Memoir, makes another chapter in the rich and storied tradition of the Aggadah.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This will be my back-to-school read!
After 3 months, I have finally finished reading this book - it is a pretty intense read, a definitely must-have, a tear-jerker had I not read it at public places.