Father Son Relationship
"My father was a cultured man,rather unsentimental." -pg 4 "it was the first time i saw him cry." - pg 19 "I kept walking, my father holding my hand" -pg 29 "did not wish to see his only son going up in flames" - pg 33 "my father must have read my thoughts, because he whispered in my ear." -pg 39 |
Faith In God
"one day i asked my father to find me a master who could guide me in my studies of Kabbalah" - pg 4 "we mustnt give up hope, even now as the sword hangs over our heads. so taught our sages" - pg 31 "someone began to recite the kaddish, the prayer for the dead." - pg 33 "I thanked god, in an imporvised prayer, for having created mud in his infinuite and wonderous universe." - pg 38 "god is testing us he wants to see whether we are capable of overcoming our base instincts, of killing the satan within ourselves, we have no right to despair, and if he punishes us mercilessly, it is a sign that he loves us that much more - pg 45 |
Inhuman treatment of a human
"The next morning, we walked toward the station, where a convoy of cattle cars awaited us" - pg 22 "we cant let them kill us like that like in the slaughterhouse. we must revolt." - pg 31 "yes, i did see this, with my own eyes...children thrown in the flames." - pg 32 "if you dont you will go straight to the chimney" - pg 39 "i became A-7713" - pg 42 |
Silence
"his anger changed into fury. we stood stunned, petrified" - pg 31 "but the oldermen begged their sons not to be foolish." - pg 31 "i had watched and kept silent" - pg 54 "i knew she wanted to talk to me but she was paralyzed with fear." - pg 53 "i kept silent" - pg 54 |