Will to Live

By Adam Starkopf “Will to Live is a wonderful account of the Holocaust period from a special point of view. I consider it a great contribution to the literature of the Shoah. It demonstrates how the non-Jewish world, outside of the Warsaw Ghetto, reacted to the annihilation of the Jewish people. The survival of the author and his family is a miracle in itself. It is compounded of courage, love, ingenuity, and a will to live. As I read this book I thanked God they were spared and could tell their story with such honesty and skill.“The Talmud teaches that when you meet someone who was saved from death, you should recite a blessing: ‘Praised be the merciful God Who gave you back to us and did not consign you to the grave.’ This prayer was constantly on my lips as this life-story unfolded.” ― Rabbi Ralph Simon, Congregation Rodfel Zedek“Is is a gripping story of ingenuity, courage, and the intense desire to survive the enemy.” ― Arthur J. Landwehr, Senior Minister, Grace United Methodist C