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Transforming Darkness into Light - Rabbi Philip Lazowski

Transforming Darkness into Light

A Holocaust Survivor’s Lessons in Fighting Hate
Buch | Hardcover
184 Seiten
2026
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
979-8-7651-6774-8 (ISBN)
CHF 43,60 inkl. MwSt
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Rabbi Philip Lazowski, 95, survived the Holocaust as a child to become a rabbi in America. In Transforming Darkness into Light he recounts the stories of his survival in the face of virulent antisemitism. Reflecting on his life he develops eight profound lessons drawn from decades of fighting hate and building bridges to peace.
In 1941, when Philip Lazowski was 11 years old, his mother and two younger siblings were murdered by the Nazis, along with most of the Jews from his village in Poland. His mother’s last words to him exhorted Phillip to “be somebody” because “the world will need you.” He survived two massacres and eventually was reunited with his father and one brother. Together the three of them spent the rest of World War II hiding from the Nazis in the dense woods of Poland, occasionally attaching themselves to groups of partisans. Rabbi Lazowski has spent a lifetime living up to his mother’s last words.
Now, at the age of 94, Rabbi Lazowski has experienced both the worst and the best that the world has to offer. He has lived his life as a spiritual leader, peacemaker, educator, community builder and an outspoken and ardent fighter against antisemitism and all forms of hate. Witnessing the worldwide surge in antisemitism over the past 8 years, especially since the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on civilians in Israel, Rabbi Lazowski has been inspired to write this last and most important book of his life.

Rabbi Phillip Lazowski is Rabbi emeritus of Beth Hillel Synagogue of Bloomfield, Connecticut and of The Emanuel Synagogue of West Hartford, Connecticut. He was born in Bielica, Poland in 1930 and survived the Holocaust, along with his father and one brother. His mother and two younger siblings, along with many friends and relatives, were murdered by the Nazis. He spent three years living in the forests of Poland in family groups attached to resistance fighters. He has written over a dozen books, including his story of surviving the Holocaust, Faith & Destiny.

1. What is antisemitism?
2. Understanding the long history of antisemitism
3. Knowing the Jewish People
4. The power of faith
5. Fighting hate through friendship
6. Standing up together with courage
7. The importance of education
8. The Jewish People’s ancient connection to Israel
9. Building community

Erscheint lt. Verlag 2.4.2026
Co-Autor Suzanne Batchelor Pinkes
Vorwort Senator Senator Corey Booker
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte 1918 bis 1945
ISBN-13 979-8-7651-6774-8 / 9798765167748
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