I was amazed by his unshakeable inner poise
This book is important! Keeping the memory alive of people like Noah Flug is of crucial importance, particularly for young people in Germany, but also throughout the world. I hope that life stories such as the story of Noah Flug will help them become aware of what a blessing it is to live in peace and freedom, which we can enjoy today in many places where, not too long ago, hate and killing characterized relations between peoples and nations. Those who are not prepared to learn lessons from the fateful 20th century are in danger of repeating history.
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Noah Flug looked back at a long, horrific and almost unbelievable past—from the Łódź Ghetto to Auschwitz and into the Bellevue Castle, where the German Federal President Horst Köhler awarded him with the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2006. I remember him with a sense of amazement and gratitude. And I would like to thank Bettina Schaefer for her dedication to his memory. She has examined his excellent life’s work with sensitivity and consideration, thus encouraging readers to reflect on his life. My thanks extend to all participants who helped to make this book possible. It provides in-depth glimpses into Noah Flug’s character and accomplishments. Flug was “a Mentsh,” there’s no better way to say it, a trailblazer for us all, an example.
I hope this book will help prevent this history from being forgotten or dealt with thoughtlessly or casually in the future; instead it should ensure that history continues to bring forth realizations, awareness and a sense of responsibility for one another and for this global society in which we live.
This book is important! Keeping the memory alive of people like Noah Flug is of crucial importance, particularly for young people in Germany, but also throughout the world. I hope that life stories such as the story of Noah Flug will help them become aware of what a blessing it is to live in peace and freedom, which we can enjoy today in many places where, not too long ago, hate and killing characterized relations between peoples and nations. Those who are not prepared to learn lessons from the fateful 20th century are in danger of repeating history.
(...)
Noah Flug looked back at a long, horrific and almost unbelievable past—from the Łódź Ghetto to Auschwitz and into the Bellevue Castle, where the German Federal President Horst Köhler awarded him with the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2006. I remember him with a sense of amazement and gratitude. And I would like to thank Bettina Schaefer for her dedication to his memory. She has examined his excellent life’s work with sensitivity and consideration, thus encouraging readers to reflect on his life. My thanks extend to all participants who helped to make this book possible. It provides in-depth glimpses into Noah Flug’s character and accomplishments. Flug was “a Mentsh,” there’s no better way to say it, a trailblazer for us all, an example.
I hope this book will help prevent this history from being forgotten or dealt with thoughtlessly or casually in the future; instead it should ensure that history continues to bring forth realizations, awareness and a sense of responsibility for one another and for this global society in which we live.
