It was such a privilege to hear Alter Weiner tell, in his own words, of horrors we cannot even imagine. His interview, like his book, is spellbinding. With such a tragic story, I found his words uplifting.

He points out the good in humanity, yet he saw not hundreds, but thousands of people die at the hands of the Nazis. He’s a living testimony that the human spirit can still soar after such brutality.

There has not been a day since I read his book that I don’t thank God for the life I live. As Alter and other Holocaust survivors share their experiences, they strengthen and warn us. I don’t think the citizens of Europe ever realized the Nazis were capable of such atrocities. It amazes me that a lunatic like Hitler was able to convince the educated men under him to annihilate millions of people.

For a man that lost 122 members of his family, Alter Weiner tells the story without rage or hatred–a lesson to us all.

I’m very anxious to hear the rest of your interview with this great man.

I listened to the interview. I had tears in my eyes. Thank you for sharing it and please tell Bryan that he is doing God’s work in this project.
Mario

I am so touch with what Alter’s story. It is one of inspiration. If he can go throught the holocaust, survive, and make something of himself then I can do anything. It makes my challenges and problems trivial compared to what he has seen and gone through. I am so happy I could hear his story and look forward to reading his book.

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This is so painful to hear this but we must bear witness. The good must survive just as Wiener survived these horrors.

Shirley