Among the Remnants

by Joshua H Gortler, Gigi Yellen (With)

Overview

When three-year-old Joshua Gortler and his family were forced from their hometown in Poland during World War II, they scrambled for safety across border after border, finding refuge at last in Europe's Displaced Persons Camps.

Undocumented and unschooled, Gortler spent his adolescence learning to survive. When his family eventually relocated to the US, Gortler found himself starting over as teenager in a foreign land with only his spunk and sharp wits to rely on.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603816885
Publisher:	Coffeetown Press
Publication date:	01/12/2021
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

Joshua Gortler has received recognition for his contributions to the American system ofgeriatric social work, earning the respect of colleagues and government officials and thefamilies he has served. He galvanized the support of community leaders to turn Seattle's Jewishnursing home into a place based in humanitarian and religious values, respected for highstandards of its service to residents and their families and for fair and kind treatment of itsemployees. Late in life, he undertook the challenge of speaking to young people about hisexperiences as a remnant of the generations of Jewish families who had once called Polandtheir home.

Editorial Reviews

From DP camp scamp to a community builder, pillar and mentor. Josh's description of becoming a mentsh as a Displaced Person was especially rare and very moving. Engagingly written with humor, insight and erudition.

Elliott Palevsky

CEO Emeritus,

River Garden Senior Services Jacksonville FL

Scholar of Yiddish language and literature

This story depicts the consequences of a world filled with hate and one man's indomitable will to better himself. A stunning example of the difference one man can make.

Dee Simon

Executive Director

Holocaust Center for Humanity

Seattle

This a is book that every young social worker, rabbi, or aspiring organizer needs to read.

Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak

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