SHOAH:
Journey from the Ashes
by Paul M. Howey

Dear Paul,
"...I have read your amazing book as part of my research as a Jewish mystical scholar! What a profound and necessary book! All this unfolding against a backdrop of Iran staging a conference (that included David Duke) to determine if the Shoah really occurred! Obviously they haven't read Leo Fettman's story!

When events unfolded the way they did the other day, steeped in synchronicities, choreographed with perfection, I knew a serendipitous meeting was at hand. I always marvel at the outrageous odds that are overcome in one fell swoop of Divine timing. So, I decided to take this opportunity to extend my hand to a fellow writer who has touched my life and happens to live in my town but who I likely would not have crossed paths with unless it was just meant to be! Hello!

Thanks for writing a great and important book - In the process of writing the book with Cantor Fettman, you fulfilled the most important aspects of Jewish mysticism! In Kabbalah we call your work with Cantor Fettman a great Mitzvah (fulfilling a Biblical commandment), and act of g'milut chasadim (loving kindness), tzedakkah (charity) and it could even be considered, in part, a process of Bikkur Cholim (meeting with others in order that they should heal faster). I am very inspired by your work and want to let you know that reading your book made a lasting positive impact on my life..."
Shalom,
Gabriella

Cantor,
My name is Erin and you spoke to my senior class when I was in high school, at Elkhorn High School. I am now a senior at UNL and am in the process of writing a book review for my ethics class. Your book illustrates the ethical issues that I feel are of the most important for our population to be aware of. While searching for more information about you I ran across your email address and wanted to seize the opportunity to thank you. Thank you for sharing your story and I hope I can make others aware of the important work that you have done and are still doing.
Erin


Dear Cantor Fettman,
In 1999, when I was taking a class called History of the Holocaust at Bellevue University, you came to our class and spoke to us and shared with us your experiences of having lived through and surviving the Holocaust. At that time, I purchased your book titled SHOAH: Journey From The Ashes.

That very class opened my eyes and my mind and up until that time I was unaware of the devastation which resulted from the Holocaust - devasatation that you and your family became victims of.

It is now 2004, five years later, and I just finished reading your book for the second time. I cannot even put my feelings into words after having read this book again.

The next time I find myself dwelling on bad decisions that I have made during the course of my adulthood, I will stop and reflect upon your book (your experience) - and realize that things are not at all as bad as they seem to be and that they could be much worse.

As a fellow Omahan, I am writing this through tears to tell you THANK YOU for giving people like me the honor of hearing your story. You have educated me and I want you to know that you are an inspiration and I wish for you (and yours) nothing but the best.

With Utmost Respect,
Stefanie Teegarden


..searching for a book on the Holocaust..begin right here.
Reviewer: A reader from Omaha, NE
I just finished reading SHOAH: Journey from the Ashes.

For the past 25 years I have read an average of two Holocaust books per week. I have read good books, bad books, mediocre books, and some outstanding books. This book I would gladly recommend anyone read as it goes beyond the Holocaust and goes to humanity.

Cantor Fettman mixes in sociology, psychology, common sense, and his experiences taking him from faith to faith never with a loss for where G-d is in his life.

I am proud that Cantor Fettman was one of the 60 interviews that I conducted for the Spielberg Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. He is a man that leaves an impact. He is a man who has made a difference.

This book is well written with just enough reference to the Holocaust to be a Holocaust book and at the same time this book becomes a primer on how to live your life.

I dare to dream for a moment thinking how this world would be if in each persons life a Cantor Fettman appeared. It is also leaves that void wondering how many Cantor Fettman's were murdered during the Holocaust.

This book should be required reading for everyone at any age and with any religion.

I would tell anyone searching for a book on the Holocaust to begin right here.


Shoah: Journey from the Ashes
Reviewer: A reader from Omaha, Nebraska
A letter received from Paul M. Lundell, D.D., Pastor Emeritus

When I came to Omaha to serve as Pastor of Dundee Presbyterian Church, one of the first clergy-neighbors I met was Cantor Leo Fettman who had come to Omaha several years earlier. As we became acquainted and shared our life-stories, I came to realize how sheltered my life had been even though our family had been through the Depression of the 1930's.

In March, 1944, when young Fettman and his family had ten minutes to leave their home, by order of the Nazis, I was cheering for our basket-ball team and soon to earn some pocket money cutting grass. In April of that year, in the cattle-car on their way to death at Auschwitz, some of the men with him sang Psalms even as we did in my home church. He lost his parents, brother and sister, while I enjoyed my folks and my home. What a contrast, the mid 40's for him and for me!

I came to realize how sheltered were the lives of my Confirmation Class pupils. None had known poverty. They knew little or nothing about the reality of evil in this world. So I invited Cantor Fettman to tell his story to them. In the same quiet way in which "Shoah" was written, he told them about his first-hand experience in the Holocaust.

We continued this throughout the years I served before my retirement. Cantor Fettman seemed to understand their sheltered existence and how to get them to see the reality of evil as he had experienced it. Almost all my Confirmands responded to his presentation thoughtfully, reflectively. He made a valuable contribution to their lives.

For much the reason, I recommend "SHOAH: Journey from the Ashes" to all who would try to comprehend the human cost of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust.
Paul M. Lundell, D.D. Pastor Emeritus


Shoah: Journey from the Ashes
Reviewer: A reader from Omaha, Nebraska
In Shoah: Journey from the Ashes, Paul M. Howey and Cantor Fettman have done an in-depth historical prologue which chronicles 2,000 years of anti-Semitism. Then they have recorded Cantor Fettman's tragic Holocaust experiences (and) then they have listed current hate groups who sadly are still part of our society. This book does an excellent job of showing unless we are proactive, history will continue to repeat itself.
Shirley Goodman, M.S. Educator and Author Omaha, Nebraska


Shoah: Journey from the Ashes
Reviewer: A reader from Grand Island, Nebraska
"I received a copy of SHOAH: Journey from the Ashes...and read it in one sitting. I was enthralled. I was really taken by your description of your hometown life before the Nazis came. I felt like I was there with you, your words painted a wonderful picture in my mind. On the other hand, how I wish that there would have been no need for you to tell this story. Thank you for having the courage to share it with us."
Michael A. Shafer Social Studies Teacher Grand Island Northwest High School Grand Island, Nebraska


Shoah: Journey from the Ashes
Reviewer: A reader from Winnebago, Nebraska
"I have had the privilege of hearing Cantor Leo Fettman's story of Holocaust survival personally... As I read this book, I could hear his voice and see the pain in his eyes once again. ...I will recommend this book to counselors, educators, and those who seek insights in the personal impact of the Holocaust that transformed ordinary people into extraordinary survivors. ...I am grateful that Cantor Fettman worked through his own pain of remembering to bring us this great treasure!"
Reverend Steven E. Boes Director of the St. Augustine Indian Mission Winnebago, Nebraska


Shoah: Journey from the Ashes, February 18, 1999
Reviewer: A reader from Kearney, Nebraska
"Cantor Fettman's story should be required reading for anyone today interested in multicultural education. It is a riveting tale, one that will shock and amaze you... When all is said and done, after all his dark ordeals in the death camps, what emerges is the Cantor's courageous message of hope and tolerance. SHOAH: Journey from the Ashes reminds us of the urgent need for humanity to overcome our cultural and racial prejudices if we are to learn the lesson of this terrible episode in human history."
Dr. Steven P. Schneider Graduate Program Director, Department of English
University of Nebraska at Kearney


"I have read many books on the Holocaust, including survivor's own testimonies, yet this is the first book that enlightened my awareness as to how anti-Semitism has been in existence," stated Rebecca Herren, editor of the Jewish Reporter. "Cantor Fettman mixes sociology, psychology, and common sense with his own experiences which take him from faith to faith, but never with a loss as to where G-d is in his life. SHOAH is well written with just enough reference to the Holocaust to be a Holocaust book, and, yet, this book becomes a primer on how to live our lives. I would gladly recommend to anyone to read this book as it goes beyond the Holocaust and into humanity."
The Jewish Reporter
Friday, April 23, 1999
22 Years of Jewish Journalism


"I just finished reading Cantor Fettman's book Shoah - a marvelous, passionate book of history and hope..... Congregation Sherith Israel will be having a Jewish Book month festival in November 1999 and I wonder if Cantor Fettman was making a west coast tour. We would love to have him speak here and sell and sign books. This would be the first two weeks in November."
Nancy Drapin
Assoc Exec. Dir
Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California Street SF 94115



The best book I ever read
Reviewer: Dusty Baldwin from Nebraska
My name is Dusty Baldwin I feel that the book "Shoah" is an excellent book. Because it describes what happened during the Holocaust. This book depicts the good times and the bad times of the Holocaust. The book also tells how the Jews were rounded up and put on trains and treated like animals. The book was written from a survivors story. The good thing about this book is that it tells you exactly what happened in the death camps and at the concentration camps. I would recommend this book to anyone from the age of 12 and up read this book to find out what the government didn't tell you.


A true journey of the human spirit
Reviewer: chaley@home.com from Phoenix, AZ
Loved this book. In fact, I couldn't put it down. I read it in one afternoon. I found it to be well written and informative.


A review from Rebecca Herren, Editor, The Jewish Reporter
Reviewer: A reader
"I have read many books on the Holocaust, including survivors' own testimonies, yet this is the first book that enlightened my awareness as to how long anti-Semitism has been in existence. I would gladly recommend to anyone to read this book as it goes beyond the Holocaust and into humanity."
Rebecca Herren, Editor The Jewish Reporter




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ISBN: 978-1-58985-258-7
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