Responsa From The Holocaust
Shailos Uteshuvosfrom theKovno Ghetto A gripping chronicle of the incrediblemesirus nefesh of Jews in the Holocaust Their questionswill astound you... "Can I eat treif to avoid starvation?" "Can I save my own life at the expenseof another Jew's life?" "What brachah do I make before the Nazis kill me?"Through the dark years in the Kovno Ghetto,Rav Ephraim Oshry, zt"l, was not just awitness to the German atrocities but also aforemost posek, entrusted with the profoundresponsibility of answering the heartbreakingshailos posed by his fellow Jews. Responsa from the Holocaust chroniclesthe extraordinary, unwavering resilienceof Jews facing unimaginable circumstances.Rav Oshry documented their heart-wrenching questions and his careful,considered responses. After liberation, herecovered his hidden writings, preservingthe moral dilemmas of his fellow Jews asa testament to the strength of the Jewishspirit, and ensuring that their voices - loyalto Hashem even in the most trying times -would echo