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Schindler's Birthday

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  On this day in 1908, Oskar Schindler was born — a man whose courage didn’t announce itself with speeches, but with choices. He stepped into history not because he was perfect, but because he refused to look away. In a world collapsing into cruelty, he used his position, his privilege, and eventually his entire fortune to save more than a thousand lives. His story reminds us that moral clarity rarely arrives fully formed. Sometimes it grows in the cracks of our failures, our compromises, our unexpected awakenings. Schindler didn’t start as a hero. But he became one when it mattered most. May we all have the courage to choose humanity when the cost is high. image and some verbiage AI-produced post inspired by  Good Blood  by Irit Schaffer, which recently reached #238 on Amazon in theater biographies. 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...

Beyond the Text of Good Blood (Schaffer) - Aunt Elli

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  Over the past week, Irit Schaffer, author of Good Blood, Second Edition , has been sharing family photos to help readers get a feel for the people in the memoir. Here she shares a photograph of her Aunt Elli, who is featured in the book, writing -  " Here is a photo of my Great Aunt Elli and myself in Kosice. She is 88 years old in the photo. Ice cream was a rare delicacy for her. She was the one who shared with me that the greatest gift of life is the gift of love. She shared how the Nazis knew nothing about love and what is important in life, and it was why she was able to forgive the Nazis. She was the closest person to an angel that I knew. She was filled with so much light and love. " 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. He...

Good Blood - explaining the two-tier release

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Good Blood  is now really, truly, fully released, with images and all at online sellers. It was planned for release on May 7. It was released by the publisher on May 7, but due to some communication issues between Amazon and the wholesaler, copies were not available until just now. But we will celebrate, anyway. Two releases! We can handle that! Can you? It's a great book -- the awards for the first edition say so, and the fans say so. 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 fam...

Just released: Second edition of the award-winning book, Good Blood (Schaffer)

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    Just released --- and waiting for Amazon to finish all the details (but it is available there and elsewhere for purchase) --  Good Blood, Second Edition. 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 of this book: Hollywood Book Festival silver medal, Paris Bo...

Just released: Good Blood, edition 2 (Schaffer)

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  Just released --- and waiting for Amazon to finish all the details (but it is available there and elsewhere for purchase) --  Good Blood, Second Edition. 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 of this book: Hollywood Book Festival silver medal, Paris Book...

Recently released: Second edition of award-winning Good Blood (Schaffer)

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  Recently released: the second edition of the award-winning book,  Good Blood  by Irit Schaffer.  Description: When she was a child, her father said that he had "good blood" and it was 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. Hollywood Book Festival finalist Paris Book Festival finalist Book Excellence Award For more posts about Irit and her book, click  HERE . Purchase this book at discount from the  MSI Press webstore . Use Coupon Code FF25 for 25% off. 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) Foll...