Each year, Stephen Nasser speaks to the students at Faith Lutheran, sharing stories from My Brother’s Voice. This year, the school had tee shirts with his motto, “Never Again,” for the students, who all insisted he sign their shirts after the presentation. Nasser tirelessly gives his time for the students, who love hearing him speak and vow that a Holocaust will never again happen.
How can a book be so graphically disturbing and yet uplifting at the same time? I had met Stephen Nasser (Pista) before I read this book. It was evident that the man was very intelligent, extremely passionate and determined to help make a difference in this world, especially in the appreciation of family values for our young people and youth. The book is well written, very visual and unfolds like a movie. I already knew about the horrors of the Holocaust, but the book made me very angry when it placed me so “up close and personal” with brutal, evil behavior that the human race should be incapable of forcing on other humans. But Pista’s firsthand account of how he ultimately survived with the help of his brother’s voice became very uplifting, and a hopeful lesson for the future of mankind. Even though Pista’s brother Andris died in the concentration camp, his voice continued to prove that with powerful love, determination and will power you can bring yourself out of any darkness and into the light. This book should be required reading in all of our schools.
hi my name is pierre and I’m the director of a young montessori institution based in paris. I think remember is very important and would be teached in all schools in europe !
I’m just a director of one’s brand-new elementary school present in paris …many thanks for this precious material.