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Book SynopsisMoving at times almost unbearably so and fascinating' Antonia FraserA family's story of human tenacity, faith and a race for survival in the face of unspeakable horror and cruelty perpetrated by the Nazi regime against the Jewish people.Growing up in the safety of Britain, Jonathan Wittenberg was deeply aware of his legacy as the child of refugees from Nazi Germany. Yet, like so many others there is much he failed to ask while those who could have answered his questions were still alive.After burying their aunt Steffi in the ancient Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives, Jonathan, now a rabbi, accompanies his cousin Michal as she begins to clear the flat in Jerusalem where the family have lived since fleeing Germany in the 1930s. Inside an old suitcase abandoned on the balcony they discover a linen bag containing a bundle of letters left untouched for decades. Jonathan's attention is immediately captivated as he tries to decipher the faded writing on the long-forgotten letters. They
Trade Review‘One of Britain's greatest religious thinkers – asking the toughest, and most enduring, questions. It's time Britain got the chance to hear him in his own voice, telling his own story.’ Jonathan Freedland
‘A powerful and illuminating book.’ Edward Stourton
‘My Dear Ones evokes a whole lost world… heartrending and unputdownable.’ Baroness Rabbi Julia Neuberger
‘Breathtakingly powerful’ Times of Israel
‘A tour de force, and a subject very close to the hearts of so many.’ Anne Sebba
