Steve Ross (Author) Steve Ross, born Smulek Rozental, is the survivor of ten Nazi concentration camps--including Dachau, where he was tasked with transporting corpses to the crematorium. He was the Director of Education for the City of Boston, and he conceived of and founded the New England Holocaust Memorial, which was erected in 1995 and remains one of Boston's most visited landmarks.Brian Wallace (Author) Brian Wallace served as a Massachusetts state representative from 2003 to 2011. He grew up in South Boston and as a child met Steve Ross when Ross was assigned to his school as a youth worker. He credits Ross with inspiring him to stay in school and pursue his dream of becoming a politician.Glenn Frank (Author) Glenn Frank is a Boston-based real-estate attorney and the author of Abe Gilman's Ending.
"A timely and beautiful book." --Gary Shteyngart, New York Times
bestselling author of Little Failure
"From Broken Glass reminds us of the depths to which humanity can
sink and the heights that the human spirit can reach. Steve Ross
tells a remarkable story of survival and shows us how a person of
good will and character can persevere through unspeakable tragedy
and live a life of generosity and kindness."--Frank S. HollemanIII,
former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education
"Devastating...For decades Ross worked with truants and dropouts in
some of Boston's toughest neighborhoods. He had the uncanny ability
to get struggling kids back in school and onto good jobs and even
into college. His pitch: If he could survive what he did, you could
survive anything...[Ross'] story is very painful but so
inspirational."--The Today Show
"Inspiring...Ross's tale is darkly impressive....hope and
resilience live within this man."--The Improper Bostonian
"Remarkable...a profound and compelling addition to the literature
of the Holocaust at a time when it is more critical than ever to
understand both the horrifying depths to which its perpetrators
sank and the astonishing capacity for generosity and compassion of
the heartbreakingly few survivors. No matter how many memoirs of
that terrible time you have read, you will find something new in
these pages. There are scenes--a Ukrainian child's shiny black
boots spattered with blood, a father eating his beloved small son's
mouthful of bread--that will haunt me forever. And there are
moments also of inspiring tenacity, nearly incomprehensible
open-heartedness that I hope never to forget."--Ayelet Waldman,
bestselling author of Love and Treasure
"From Broken Glass is an opportunity to spend time in the presence
of an extraordinary man. No one I know of has ever responded to
unimaginable brutality with such generosity of deed and spirit,
recounted here with understated eloquence."--Congressman
BarneyFrank, New York Times bestselling author of Frank: A Life in
Politicsfrom the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage
"From Broken Glass is a captivating and deeply personal story of a
young boy's experience in the Holocaust, and the ways that event
shaped his life as an adult in America. Ross's remarkably detailed
account stands as a testament to the resilience of the human
spirit. It is relevant to this day, a reminder of what can happen
when we lose sight of the humanity of others in society."--Senator
Dianne Feinstein
"[Ross] heal[ed] others to heal himself from the horrors of the
Holocaust...But the theme that comes through most in From Broken
Glass is how utterly impossible it is for those who suffered this
greatest of human traumas to ever forget, to fix that which broke
them more than seventy years ago."--The Washington Post
"An introspective memoir about the power of perseverance and
compassion....This account will inspire others to work in their
communities to help the 'forgotten.'...a necessary and timely
addition to Holocaust memoirs."--Library Journal
"Steve Ross emerges as a resilient character who is determined not
to allow the enemies of the past to re-emerge in the present
unchallenged; his book opens with a cri de coeur on
Charlottesville, and it ends with a defiant testimonial: 'I am a
survivor.' A worthy memoir of dark times, full of practical lessons
for resistance and community organizing today."--Kirkus Reviews
"Steve Ross is a quiet leader for our city in the things we care
about--helping people overcome obstacles, mentoring youth,
providing the power of example....As he did this work, Ross brought
people together across all kinds of historic
boundaries--neighborhoods, races, religions. From Broken Glass is
inspiring beyond words."--Marty Walsh, Mayor of Boston
"Steve Ross's tireless work has helped ensure that the horrors of
the Holocaust are never repeated."--Israel Arbeiter, survivor of
Auschwitz
"Striking, fierce, and ultimately uplifting, From Broken Glass is
the moving story of how one man found his moral purpose in the
crucible of the Holocaust and waged a life-long war against
prejudice in all its forms. Just when we need it most, Steve Ross
offers our nation a rallying cry for how we can overcome the hatred
that divides us."--Robert Trestan, New England Regional Director,
Anti-DefamationLeague
"This moving memoir recounts how Ross, who was born Szmulek
Rozental in Poland in 1931, created meaning for himself after the
Holocaust..An inspirational account of hope overcoming
horror."--Publishers Weekly
"Throughout his childhood, Steve Ross was given every reason to
hate, fear, and withdraw, but instead he has spent his life
building a kinder, gentler, more hopeful world. You cannot read
Steve's story and resist his contagious optimism for a better
tomorrow."--Congressman JoeKennedy III
"While Ross's is a work of history, it feels timely....Donald
Trump's presidency has coincided with a marked uptick in
anti-Semitic crimes, including the smashing of two glass panels at
the memorial in Boston last year....One of the most striking things
about the book is how [Ross] manages to maintain hope."--The Boston
Globe
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