Izzy's Fire: Finding Humanity In The Holocaust, by Nancy Wright Beasley
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The story of how an impoverished three-member Catholic farm family saved thirteen Jews from the Holocaust in Lithuania, seven of them escapees from Kovno Ghetto. All sixteen lived and as of 2015, five of the Jews are still living. This book is being used in public and private schools, colleges and universities, as well as in Holocaust conferences in the U.S. and in Europe. Izzy's Fire was nominated by a People's Choice Award by the Library of Virginia in 2006.
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- Published on: 2015-05-01
- Released on: 2015-05-01
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Izzy's Fire: Finding Humanity In The Holocaust, by Nancy Wright Beasley Review "Izzy's Fire is an intensely moving, deeply thought-provoking account of man's humanity to man in the midst of the unimaginable horror of the Holocaust. Raising fundamental questions about right and wrong and the consequences of personal action, Izzy's Fire is a powerful teaching tool for adults and young people alike." -Anne E. Derse, U.S. ambassador (ret.) "I met Nancy Wright Beasley at the American Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania. I have never met a person with so much empathy towards 'another' and the terrible Jewish fate during WWII...As a Holocaust survivor of the Kovno Ghetto, I bow my head to Nancy and admire the book she has written with such incredible sensitivity." -Irena Veisaite˙, PhD, retired professor, literary scholar, and theatre critic (Vilnius, Lithuania) "This book is extraordinary and could become one of the most important books of its genre." -Martin J. Goldman, director of survivor affairs (ret.), U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum "Izzy's Fire is remembrance. It should never die." -Armchair Interviews "Remembering the Holocaust is the best way to prevent another. Nancy Wright Beasley courageously stands at the forefront of this sacred endeavor." -Rabbi Shmully Hecht, Shabtai: The Jewish Society at Yale University "Izzy's Fire gives voice to those who survived the Holocaust in hiding and is a welcome addition to Holocaust studies shelves." -Midwest Book Reviews "A fascinating account of a few Jewish families that escaped the horrors of the ghetto in Kovno and by some miracle survived the war years in one of the most hostile environments to Jews on the European continent. It is a document of unlimited courage and devotion, of boundless hope, and passion to survive...This book is another very important addition to the Holocaust." -Abe Larwe, editor, English section of Gachelet, a publication of the Association of Lithuanian Jews in Israel. As the story of one family, this remarkable book may stand as a metaphor for thousands of others, unknown and untold as accounts from the victims of the 20th century's greatest crime." -Charles W. Sydnor, Jr., PhD, author of Soldiers of Destruction: The SS Death's Head Division, 1933-1945; executive director, Virginia Holocaust Museum "Beasley draws from personal interviews, research, and numerous memoirs, including those from Israel "Izzy" Ipson, who helped his family escape from Kovno Ghetto, one of the most notorious killing fields for Jews in Lithuania. Complete with maps and photos, Izzy's Fire is a story for all time." -Rebecca Reads "As a member of Brandermill Rotary, Nancy Wright Beasley upholds Rotary International's major theme: service above self. In Izzy's Fire, we're looking at a handbook for service above self. It's one thing to talk it, but quite another to see in this book how people actually lived it. Unless we actually live it, it doesn't really mean anything." -Jim Bynum, governor, Rotary District 7600, 2011-12 "I chose Izzy's Fire as an excellent example of how to show students and teachers all the situations about understanding the Holocaust. It relates to victims, collaborators, the Nazis, bystanders, and rescuers, and offers many moral questions." -Ingrida Vilkiene˙, deputy director of education, International Commission for the Evaluation of the Crimes of the Nazi and Soviet Occupation Regimes (Vilnius, Lithuania) "I know Izzy's Fire changes lives, those of adults and students. I witnessed it firsthand during the seven years I taught it." -Rebecca Quesenberry, reading specialist "Izzy's Fire changed my life, as I never realized how terrible discrimination can be. If I could, I would make Izzy's Fire required reading for all middle and high school students." -Sam Stark, 16, Thomas Dale High School, Chesterfield County, Va.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Informative and engrossing By Alter Wiener Izzy's Fire is a personal account from a Holocaust survivor. As a Holocaust survivor myself, I had experienced and witnessed horrid and deplorable images as those depicted in this book. Reading about Izzy Ipson and his family's suffering under the Nazi's yoke captivated me and reminded me of my own travails; it stirred powerful and unsettling emotions. On the other hand, I was profoundly moved reading how Oma and Vaclovas Paskauskas, Lithuanian Christians risked the life of their entire family to save the lives of thirteen Jews, strangers. At the time when many Lithuanians were turning in Jews to be rewarded by the Germans, the Paskauskas family decided to save Jews out of compassion; not expecting to be rewarded. When six million Jews cried out from the depths of the pits and agony: `save us, save us,' nobody came to their rescue. Righteous individuals like the Paskauskas family did.In July 1943, I worked in a factory where there were also German employees. Signs all over the factory warned the German employees not to communicate with the häftlinge (detainees) or even make eye contact with them. Anyone who did not comply with those rules would have been Verdammnt (doomed!). One day a middle-aged German woman, on the way to the restroom, did make eye contact with me, and pointed her finger at a box. When I reached that box I found a sandwich underneath it. The sandwich consisted of two slices of white bread with a slice of cheese. Suddenly, I wanted so much to stay alive. Not only did I feel stronger physically, but also my faith in humanity was strengthened. That lady repeated her noble act of leaving a sandwich for me every day, for as long as I worked in that building. Those sandwiches might have helped me to survive! I have no yardstick to measure that. It was only for thirty days out of the 1,050 days of my captivity. However, I do know that her righteous deed gave me hope. She was a glowing candle in a silver candlestick jutting out in the darkness, while my candle of life was melting to the point of wax residue. What motivated that German woman to risk her life for me, a stranger? I was only a young Jewish boy, an untermentch (subhuman) by Nazi criterion. She ignored the propaganda, a daily part of her life, and helped me.That German woman risked her life, only her life. Vaclovas Paskauskas risked the lives of his entire family; I am at awe; it indeed amazes me. It is a compelling example that there are good people and bad people everywhere. Ergo, we should never generalize. The Bible tells us in Genesis 18:23 "Will you sweep away the righteous and the wicked; the innocent and the guilty?" If there is one righteous person in a village where everybody else is wicked, the entire village must not be destroyed! By the same token, I shall not hate the German people because of that one noble German woman. It has become a major guiding light in the path of my life. That unidentified German woman jeopardized her life to alleviate my despondency and my hunger pangs. I will always remember her daring act. She had the conviction and the courage to risk her own life to save another's life, to save someone so very different from herself. She has been, and forever will be, my heroine. Yad Vashem, The Holocaust Museum, in Jerusalem Israel recognized the Paskauskas family as the Righteous Among the Nations. Yad Vashem couldn't recognize my heroine as one of the Righteous Among the Nations, because I don't have her name.The Holocaust is now rarely discussed and seldom taught in many countries. In the United States teaching the Holocaust is mandatory only in six States (CA, FL, IL, NJ, NY & PA). I am unable to forget the dark landscape; I am unable to cross the river of grief. I still carry the physical and mental scars of the Holocaust every day, but I have learned to live with it like somebody learns to live with illness. The Holocaust is a foreign language difficult to learn, but nevertheless it is imperative to know. Sharing my life story with hundreds of life audiences and thousands of readers of my autobiography From a Name to a Number is gratifying. People acknowledge my contribution to perpetuate the Holocaust legacy; I am often being told that I have a virtually moral obligation; a mission to share my story.I applaud Nancy Wright Beasley, a freelance writer to have a Jewish family's Holocaust experience recorded, and published. Initially, she was reluctant to do that, because she had found "the Holocaust so disturbing." Still, the relayed episodes of horror didn't cloud her mind. The story is lucid; well written. The simple language will let young people understand and absorb. For me, it was a quick read, still informative and engrossing. I will recommend Izzy's Fire during my presentations at schools, churches, libraries etc.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Putting a face to the horrors of inhumanity By Rebekah L. Pierce In all honesty, I had never read a book about holocaust survivors. Sure, I learned about the brutal, senseless mass murder of millions of Jews and seen those horrid, deplorable images of dead bodies of Jews lying around strewn while German soldiers looked on in glee in History class. But NEVER have I read a personal account, and it was far more devastating to my sense of humanity than I could ever imagine. From the first pages of Izzy's Fire, by Nancy Wright Beasley, I was enthralled with Izzy Ipson and his family's story as well as those of their friends and family. Ms. Beasley did an awesome job of bringing their story to life for me, but more so making their story, their journey through hell, mine. I connected with these people because I am a wife and mother. I thought and later asked myself after I had read the story, would we have survived something like this? Would my husband have risked his life day in and day out, like Izzy, to save my son, and me and to provide safety and food for us? Would my son have endured as Jay did?Edna lost two babies, one during the roundup in Lithuania and one after their escape to the United States. How did she keep her sanity? Was she made of steel? No! Ms. Beasley brilliantly displayed Edna's moments of fear, happiness, and extreme stress, like when her step-father, mother, her sister Minnie and their sons Fievel and Chaim were put on board the truck heading for certain death. It was only the knowing that Izzy would surely not live without them that made Edna not board that train with her son, and of course, Jay's stubborn desire to live to see his father. No one was without pain in this story; not even the reader. I left the reading knowing the Ipson's persevered because of their faith and strength in God and one another. Even when faced with the knowledge that their families were executed, they still had one another to get them through, and that's what they needed. Not even hiding out in a make-shift shelter in a potato patch with 7 other people could break their spirit and resolve. I cannot tell you exactly how many heroes are in this story. From the German and Jewish Ghetto soldiers who risked their lives to give information and ways to escape to not only Izzy but to others as well to the Gentiles (non-Jews) who risked their lives to hide their fellow human beings. In short, Ms. Beasley is by far one of the most powerful and genuine storytellers whose best gift, I believe, is letting the voice of the characters tell their own story. In no way does her voice intrude upon the essence of Izzy's story. I recommend Izzy's Fire without abandon to anyone who wants to read about real people, real life, and real issues. It should be required reading in the public schools across America to help not only put a face and name to the horror's of the evil that man can do, but to also demonstrate the resilience of man to overcome when the odds are stacked against him. This book sent me running to the Holocaust Museum; it brought History alive for me, and it will do the same to you.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. If you "enjoy" this book.......... By Robert C. Hufford ....there is something wrong with you. But, it WILL inspire you. {I shall say at the outset that I will leave out a lot of the names I can't pronounce}. This is the story of a family of three Lithuanian Jews, and, secondarily, of ten others, saved from the Holocaust by the courage and sacrifice of one Catholic family. They survived, and made it to America....The tale is told from the viewpoint of Etta Ipp, who became Edna Ipson here in Richmond, VA. "Izzy's Fire" was a pet name her husband's family had for her. Some of the scenes, and stories, will make you sick. {DON'T let little kids read it}. Some will make you cry. There is great evil in the world; if you doubt that, read this book. There is also great good...never doubt that, either, for you shall meet it here.The Ipsons lost almost all of their family to the Nazis, but they survived, and even prospered. Izzy died in 1997. Edna was still alive at the publication of the book in 2005. Jay, their young son, is now in his mid 70s, and helps run the Virginia Holocaust Museum, in Richmond. He is living history. I shall do something I never do, and recommend you not buy this from your favorite bookstore...if you purchase it from the Holocaust Museum, Jay will sign and personalize your copy; that virtually makes it a sacred relic. I assure you I treasure mine.
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