Once the Acacias Bloomed

By Fred Spiegel

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096740746X
• ISBN13: 9780967407463
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: ComteQ Publishing
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Once the Acacias Bloomed: A chronicle of survival, told through the eyes of a child.

"It is very important for survivors to bear witness in order to teach children what can happen when bigotry, racism, and anti-Semitism become the law of the land" (p. 15). Fred Spiegel is not only a Holocaust Survivor - his story, indubitably, has assisted in the creation of a new, much more potent, "law of the land", insomuch as he redirects those manifestations of hatred into that which is positive, purposeful, and inherently necessary. Spiegel's sobering story of struggle, dread, hope, and perseverance allows for advancement in the war against ignorance, hatred, and violence. Once the Acacias Bloomed is required reading for all who assume responsibility for remembering the past, and simultaneously, for those who refuse to allow the recurrence of an evil piece of history to pervade the future. This review is the work of CBerchini, and cannot be reproduced without expressed written permission.

Once the Acacias Bloomed

Fred Speigel is an extraordinary man. I met him in-person today March 8, 2005 at Brookdale Community College, where he gave lecture and answered questions in my class. Speigel, a Holocaust survivor, revealed an oddysey unfathomable and unquestionably true. Absent of pretense, I listened and watched the humanity and wisdom pour from Speigel as he provided rare insight. As an African American descendant of Slaves, I can only wonder and continue to research the suffering of my people. Today, however, Mr. Speigel put a face on the Holocaust and the suffering of his people. This is what education is all about!!! Respectfully, Neil K. Holloway BCC Student