----------------------- Message requiring your approval ---------------------- From: Peter Weisz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [ha-Safran]: "Mark My Words!" now in print
Great News!
The long anticipated personal memoir by Mark Hasten, survivor, Jewish fighter and leader, is now in print.
Published by Brotchin Books, this 420 page hardbound, illustrated history chronicles an amazing life brilliantly depicted against a backdrop of twentieth century Jewish history.
>From his beginnings in a Polish shtetl, to his flight from the Nazis across Russia to Kazakhstan, to his service in the Polish Army during the liberation of Warsaw we witness a strong, defiant character being forged. Languishing in the DP camps of Europe, Mark fell in with the Irgun underground as a freedom fighter against British Mandate rule in Palestine, finally reaching the new state of Israel aboard the ill-fated Altalena.
His odyssey took him through valiant service in the IDF during the War of Independence and eventually led him, distraught and disillusioned, back among the displaced of Europe. Starting a new life as he arrived to the shores of Canada, Mark focuses on the immigrant experience and how he managed to rebuild his life in the new land. Working first as an inventive engineer for General Mills, Mark eventually joined the family nursing home business that led to an industry-topping career in banking and finance.
Through it all, Mark maintained his stalwart sense of Yiddishkeit and his deep-seated religious convictions. These convictions caused him to involve himself ever more deeply in the area of Jewish education both as a founder of the Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis and through his presidency of Touro University.
It�s a saga of unrelenting humor and joy in the face of extremely tragic conditions. According to Rabbi Berel Wein:
"This book is a fascinating account not only of Mark Hasten's life but of the story of the Jewish people in the twentieth century. Even though the book is about an individual and his struggle to survive and prosper, the author has painted this story on the much broader canvas of Jewish life and history. It is a book well worth reading."
Please visit the Amazon.com listing for �Mark My Words!� to learn more.
(Paste the following into your browser or search for "mark hasten words")
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0974983802/qid=1085437116/sr=8 -1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-8647990-3607242?v=glance&s=books&n=507846#pro duct-details
Purchasing agents for member libraries are encouraged to contact me for quantity discounts.
Thank you for giving "Mark My Words!" by Mark Hasten, your consideration.
Sincerely, Peter Weisz Brotchin Books > 11571 Westbury Pl. Dr. > Carmel, IN 46032 USA > (317) 580-9599, hm. > (317) 580-1580, fax > (317) 702-4174, mobile > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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