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  Excerpt from  Good Blood, Edition 2  (Schaffer): 1961 (Part 1) The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. Albert Einstein As soon as I looked into his blue eyes, every cell in my body bubbled with joy. Yes, this must be love. I am in love for the first time. His are the bluest eyes I have ever seen. They are like the deep blue of the ocean on a clear and sunny day. My mom is sitting to my left, my sister, Edna, to my right, and I am falling in love.  Ari Ben Canaan is his name. He is in charge of taking a boatload of people to Palestine. The boat, Exodus, is filled with Jewish Europeans planning to make their home in the soon to be independent State of Israel.  Unfortunately, the British authorities have detained the boat in Cyprus. They are not allowing Exodus to complete its voyage to Palestine, and Ari has to take charge. His confidence is portrayed in his thin and muscular 5’9” ...

  Irit Shcaffer's book,  Good Blood , which explores her family history--both her parents survived the camps during WWII--is a journey of healing and a great recommendation for reading on Intenational Holocaust Day. Book Description: When she was a child, her father said he had "good blood" and that is why he and his wife survived and healed from the Holocaust. The author searched for the meaning and significance of her father's words over two continents and through four generations. Her journey uncovered a unique voice of wisdom revealing mysteries of the healing powers within us and the existence of light in every situation that helps us overcome and transcend any obstacle. This book is a quest into the depth of the human spirit. It is a rich family memoir, being deeply personal, sharing joy and pain and fear and forgiveness. It encompasses the themes of life and a topic in common with every reader: complicated family relationships. Awards earned by the first editio...

  Good Blood, Edition 2  by Irit Schaffer has won another award: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award. Congratulations, Irit! Book description: When she was a child, her father said he had "good blood" and that is why he and his wife survived and healed from the Holocaust. The author searched for the meaning and significance of her father's words over two continents and through four generations. Her journey uncovered a unique voice of wisdom revealing mysteries of the healing powers within us and the existence of light in every situation that helps us overcome and transcend any obstacle. This book is a quest into the depth of the human spirit. It is a rich family memoir, being deeply personal, sharing joy and pain and fear and forgiveness. It encompasses the themes of life and a topic in common with every reader: complicated family relationships. Awards earned by the first edition Hollywood Book Festival silver medal Paris Book Festival silver medal Book Excellence Award Award...

  MSI Press' Blue Star Books program honors its bestselling books over time. Books that sell more than double the current average lifetime book sales (the figure changes slightly annually) are awarded the Blue Star. A recently identified Blue Star book is  RV Oopsies  by Larry MacDonald. This book has been on Amazon bestseller lists many times. AWARDS FOR  GOOD BLOOD Paris Book Festival Silver Medal Hollywood Book Festival Silver Medal Book Excellence Award Read posts about Irit and her book HERE . For posts about other Blue Star books, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date)   Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC?  We help writers become award-winning published authors. One writer at a time. We are a family, not a factory. Do...