An amazing story that illuminates those atrocities in a way that only a first-person account can. Thank you, Ruth, for the effort it must have taken to share those memories.
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It has always meant a lot to Ruth to ‘bear witness’, not only for people to know what happened and to combat Holocaust denial, but also to show how the loving, human spirit can survive such a nightmare.
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Heather Said:
Thank you Ruth for sharing your story. It is beautiful and you are a strong survivor! Your legacy lives on.
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Suzanna Leland Said:
I just finished Ruth’s book an hour ago. I am grateful that she wrote this book so that I could read about her personal and amazing story of survival from this horrific event in human history. She truly was a…
Read moreTina Dietz Said:
I met Ruth through the memories of her son, my friend and colleague Michel Neray, and through her memoir. Rarely have I ever felt so strongly that I know someone and yet we’ve never met. The same strength and humor…
Read moreMari McNeil Said:
This book is a beautifully-written, young woman’s experience of “what comes after” the Holocaust. I had often imagined what would have happened to Anne Frank had she lived; this book is a surprising doorway into that life. I have read…
Read moreDavid Lundy Said:
I received Ruth’s book from someone, and then was in the rare and wondrous state of being able to give a gift, yet keep it at the same time. The physical book left my fingers, but the story and the…
Read moreStephanie Staples Said:
What a beautiful tribute to your mother, she must have been so proud of you!
It was a privilege to read about her journey.
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Eulogy by Ruth’s son, Michel Neray
Five times in the last month we thought she had closed her eyes for good. We sat with her and talked to her and tried to accept that her illness had finally won. Five times we found her the next…
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My mother, Ruth Bindefeld Neray, wrote:
“I don’t want to be regarded as an Auschwitz survivor. Rather, I want to be seen as a human being who overcame this terrible nightmare and triumphed.”
So how did she triumph? Let me…
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