MEMORIES

An unforgettable true story of courage, faith, and the unstoppable power of gratitude.

Born in the rolling hills of pre-war Silesia, Chaya Hulda Weissler dreamed of little more than a quiet family life… until Nazi terror shattered her world. Across the border, the brilliant young Rabbi Aharon Binyamin Zev Weisz—Germany’s youngest chief rabbi—was fighting to keep a community alive. Memories traces how destiny drew these two souls together, how they escaped Buchenwald and Kristallnacht with nothing but two suitcases and a pair of infants, and how they rebuilt Jewish life from the ashes in England, Gateshead, and finally Zürich. ​

Told through meticulous letters, rare photographs, and eyewitness diary entries, this 126-page memoir brings you:

• First-hand accounts of yeshiva life in Telshe and Mir, documented with original rabbinic ordinations and letters from giants such as Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodziński and Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel.

• Heart-stopping wartime escapes, from hidden train rides to last-minute visas.

• The rebirth of a shattered community—300 orphaned boys in Windermere whose spiritual lives were saved forever.

• Timeless lessons of hakarat hatov (gratitude), resilience, and the responsibility to pass Torah values to the next generation.

Whether you are a descendant seeking your roots, a student of Holocaust history, or a reader hungry for stories that uplift, Memories will leave you inspired to turn your own challenges into “concentrated paradise.”

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