Author: | Paul-Henri Rips | ISBN: | 9781897470633 |
Publisher: | The Azrieli Foundation | Publication: | September 1, 2009 |
Imprint: | The Azrieli Foundation | Language: | English |
Author: | Paul-Henri Rips |
ISBN: | 9781897470633 |
Publisher: | The Azrieli Foundation |
Publication: | September 1, 2009 |
Imprint: | The Azrieli Foundation |
Language: | English |
The son of an Antwerp diamond merchant, Paul-Henri Rips was ten when the Nazis invaded Belgium and ended his “golden childhood” forever. Guided by his father’s admonition to “Sei a mensch” (Be a decent person), Rips managed to hold onto his humanity in the face of unfathomable inhumanity.
The son of an Antwerp diamond merchant, Paul-Henri Rips was ten when the Nazis invaded Belgium and ended his “golden childhood” forever. Guided by his father’s admonition to “Sei a mensch” (Be a decent person), Rips managed to hold onto his humanity in the face of unfathomable inhumanity.