Strangest of Places.

Growing up it became habit of mine to always watch the news in the morning before I got ready for my day.  Now as a third year business student that habit has become more important as those in the business world need to have a strong understanding of what is going presently in order to apply this knowledge to business decisions.

This morning once I arrived at the library to study for exams (having already watched the news and skimmed the paper over breakfast) I opened Yahoo.ca and there was a link in the top bar where they post the big/interesting stories.  There was one that caught my eye about a writer/professional organizer who lives in 90 square foot apartment.  I know what you're thinking if you're reading this, where is she going?  Well, as I watched the video that lady, by the name of Felice was taking about how she spends most of her time writing and that her next book, titled "What Papa Told Me," comes out next month.  She then proceeded to say that the book was about her grandfather, Murray Schwartzbaum who was from Poland and survived eight different camps during the war.

I proceeded to look up this book on amazon.com and the book is something that I hope to read before I leave on the trip in May (on top of the other four I already have on the go).  The book is about the stories her grandfather told her about is time during the war in the camps, as well as, his struggle to come to America afterwards and establish a life for him and his family.  The tragedy of the tail is the his wife, a survivor of the Holocaust ends up committing suicide.  The story is told in first person through the eyes of Murray.

I plan on ordering this book and once I read it I will post a summary/review on how it was and what insight I gained from his perspective on the Holocaust, and his adjustment to life after the fact.

"Everyday's a birthday when I get up in the morning." - Murray Schwartzbaum