LIKE BIRDS IN BLACK AND WHITE is not just another story among the thousand tales of terror that this war wrought by WWII on this world. LIKE BIRDS IN BLACK AND WHITE is the narrative of a young Jewish girl from the village of Wereszczyn; Poland. At the same time; LIKE BIRDS IN BLACK AND WHITE is a very painful human story; about the spark of goodness that exists – even in the depths of evil; and motivates us to be humane. Miriam Raz-Zunszajn-Winograd was born in 1933 on a small farm; in the village of Wereszczyn; located in Western Poland. She spent the duration of the Holocaust in the region where she was born; and she is the sole survivor of her family; as well as from the Jews of Wereszczyn. With her farewell to her readers; at the completion of her journey-story of torment; Miriam asks to tell us the lesson that is so very important to her: “I learned that in every place – even in the case of the most evil – there is always a handful of righteous people ready to endanger their own lives for the good of others. I never forget these righteous people that I encountered in my path to survive. They were my hope and my light in the darkness.â€
#432420 in Books 2013-10-04Original language:English 9.00 x .7 x 6.00l; #File Name: 149289255630 pages
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. interesting but a few flawsBy C. D. VarnThis book focuses on a lot of the sensational aspects of Mexica culture. It is a good introduction and does list a lot of the standardly known facts--indications of cannibalism; the scope of the empire; the complexity of the architecture and agricultural practices. Still it lingers of the human sacrifice a bit much and repeats things that recent scholarship has made controversial. For example the claim that Aztecs claimed the king Montezuma II thought that Cortes was the plumed serpent God. Recent scholarship indicates that could have been a creole legend and not of native Mexica origin. Still it is a decent introduction.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good ReadBy MollieI like that the author pointed out not only the most popular Aztec beliefs but also other accounts that were not as well know.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Deborah J. ShawGood
