Book Release: A Vow Fulfilled The Fran Laufer Story: Memories and Miracles
Targum Press 22700 W. Eleven Mile, Southfield, MI 48034 Contact Israel Office: 972-2-651-3355 Allison Fried, Marketing Director alli...@targum.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From barbed wire to antique brass; from the depths of degradation to a life of philanthropy and purpose. Jerusalem, Israel (May 2009) Targum Press is proud to present A Vow Fulfilled The Fran Laufer Story: Memories and Miracles, a tale of the tenacity of the human spirit and its ability to hope and to love, to rebuild and to recreate. "We, the survivors, can only hope that we are leaving a legacy of courage, determination, and heroism." These are the powerful and poignant words of Mrs. Fran Laufer, founder of the famed Fran Laufer Collection, words that characterize exactly the life that Fran and her husband Simon built for themselves after the hell of Hitler's death camps a life of courage, determination, and heroism. Notwithstanding the tribulations of financial setbacks and a stillborn baby, a daughter's divorce and a son-in-law's untimely passing, and despite their ever-present haunting memories, the Laufers worked tirelessly and selflessly to fulfill the vow they had made to their martyred families: to raise a new generation of Jews in a Torah-true fashion. They succeeded in doing more than just that. The financial empire they built facilitated the creation and support of numerous Jewish institutions: Rivkah Laufer Bikur Cholim, Young Israel of Hillcrest and Deerfield Beach, the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem, the Chasidic dynasty of Bobov and Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem. Their dedicated support of yeshivos and synagogues enabled them to spearhead the resurgence of Jewish life in the post-war world. A Vow Fulfilled is a story to inspire; it gives us hope and faith in the goodness of humanity and the opportunities that life has to offer. As Fran recounts her experiences, her gentle Polish lilt is virtually heard on each page, telling of pain, of a fierce to desire to live, and of the heartwarming adoration felt for the husband who was everything to her. Hers is the story of a woman who created, together with her husband, to forge a new life for themselves and fill it with profound love for and dedication to their family, their community, and the Jewish people. A Vow Fulfilled is more than a Holocaust diary; it is a tribute to the human being's capacity to endure, to love, to dream, and to fulfill. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
