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About A Child Without A Shadow
Product Description The moving story of Professor Shaul Harel’s life from darkness to light, from Holocaust survivor to world expert in pediatric neurology and child development. This is the story of Prof. Shaul Harel, formerly Charlie Hilsberg, who lost his shadow in 1942 at only five years old, when he was separated from his family and surroundings and saved from the furnaces of Auschwitz by the Belgian resistance. This book reveals his story, from his time as a “hidden child” in France and Belgium during the Holocaust, through his experiences in orphanages, his immigration to Israel, the serious injury he sustained in his military service, the choice to study medicine, and lastly the mark he has made in the field of pediatric neurology and child development in Israel and in the world. A story of overcoming impossible trauma and reaching professional and personal success against all odds. The book channels a universal message of survival, optimism, and hope. Review The ANU Museum of the Jewish People and the National Library Website This is the story of Prof. Shaul Harel, formerly Charlie Hilsberg, who lost his shadow in 1942 at only five years old, when he was separated from his family and surroundings and saved from the furnaces of Auschwitz by the Belgian resistance. This book reveals his story, from his time as a "hidden child" in France and Germany during the Holocaust, through his experiences in orphanages, his immigration to Israel, the serious injury he sustained in his military service, the choice to study medicine, and lastly the mark he has made in the field of child neurology and child development in Israel and in the world. A story of overcoming impossible trauma and reaching professional and personal success against all odds. The book channels a universal message of survival, optimism, and hope. Galit's Blog Shaul Harel's life story describes a Belgian-Israeli saga that begins during the Holocaust and continues into the State of Israel's first years. This is a must-read for those of us today who live in a generation of abundance and a time of plenty, and also for anyone who has experienced trauma and wishes to learn how one can make lemonade from lemons, and decide that despite the past - it is time to take a new path. Nurita Blog "Not a single child under the age of thirteen returned alive from Mechelen transit camp in Belgium." (from the Mechelen Holocaust museum). Stumbling from hideaway to hideaway, alone and unable to reveal his identity, he learned to be silent, to cry without tears, and to survive. After the war, he continued his struggle for survival - living through orphanages in Belgium, immigrating to Israel, studying in Aliyat HaNo'ar, and completing his military service with a serious injury. Grateful for surviving, he decided to dedicate his life to care for children and as a doctor, led the establishment and development of the fields of child neurology and child development. Reader reviews "One of the main feelings that accompanied me as I read this book was that the book was written out of love and is filled with love - love for family members, the love of a mother, the love of a father who refused to abandon his sick wife, the love of a sister who escaped, the love of the lifesaver Andrée Geulen who bravely rescued so many children, and the love of the teacher and instructor who guided Shaul after the war. This love continued in Shaul Harel, who despite his fate remained open and full of love for life, his profession, the world, his path, and of course, his family. I am certain I will return to this book, maybe to particular sections of it when I need courage, strength, and belief in myself and in the human spirit." Dr. Dafna Surani Link From the Author Shaul Harel always felt he had a story to tell, one of struggles and bravery, survival and success, interest and even humor - despite his fate in the Holocaust where he lost most of his family, the difficulties surrounding his imm
