Buried Rivers: A Spiritual Journey into the Holocaust

." . . provides a fresh take not only on the Holocaust, but also the proper response to the seemingly inerasable stain left by profound anguish . . . A moving and original contribution to an inexhaustible body of literature." --Kirkus Reviews

To the chagrin of her Holocaust survivor parents, the author began to follow a Buddhist path at the age of 19. More than three decades later, she felt the presence of spirits who had perished in the Holocaust. Their question, "How can you still believe in basic goodness?" sent her on a series of life-changing journeys to find the answer. In 2006, she began traveling to Poland, the Holocaust's largest graveyard, to reconnect the past with the present, and to reconcile a cosmic wound with basic goodness. Could her years of Buddhist meditation finally prove helpful to her family lineage instead of being a betrayal?

Beyond recovering a lost family history, Buried Rivers reveals powerful connections between spirituality and trauma, and intimately explores family loyalties, crossing religious boundaries, and the invisible blessings of ancestors. With unflinching emotional honesty, channeled through a poetic spirit, this riveting page-turner reveals how healing, magic, and life itself can transform fear and open our hearts despite unimaginable suffering. Braided within the memoir is an original Auschwitz survivor account dictated by the author's uncle before his death.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: West Lake Books
Published: 10/15/2018
ISBN: 9781641840170
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d