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For Those I Loved
The Story of Hope and Survival that has Touched the Hearts of 30 million Readers
Martin Gray
ISBN: 978157745279
35th Anniversary Expanded Ed.
Book (Hardcover)
Hampton Roads Publishing Company
$21.95
6 x 9
424 pages
October 4, 2006

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"What a story! What a man! In a splendid triumph of good over evil, Martin Gray's courage and spirit will glow long after all the traces of the monstrous men who lit the terrible flames of Treblinka have grown cold." -Jean P. Sasson, author of the New York Times bestseller Princess

"Through [Gray's] experiences and observations, we can see that the Holocaust is not a 'dead' history of the past. . . . The virulent racism of the Nazi regime is clearly alive and well in the Middle East. In light of events in the world today, this book is more relevant than when it was first published." -Dr. William R. Forstchen, historian and New York Times bestselling author

"We are humbled by Martin Gray's indomitable will to survive after the loss of his family in the Holocaust. He bears witness 'to those I love' and tells us the story, from his harrowing escape from the Treblinka death camp through the rest of his awe-inspiring life. Gray's story is a testimony to the courage and nobility of the human spirit. Readers will finish the book empowered, emboldened, and full of hope." -Naomi Harris Rosenblatt, psychotherapist, biblical scholar, and author of After the Apple and Wrestling with Angels
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." --George Santayana

We need only to look back to Rwanda, and now to Darfur, to see that once again we are living the worst of times. Who better to guide our understanding and give us hope than Martin Gray--a man who survived the worst of times, flourished, and still managed to find joy in living?

Martin has come full circle since his boyhood world was turned upside down by the German invasion of Poland in 1939. Overnight, the teenage Martin and his family were immersed in the horrors of the Holocaust and held captive in the Warsaw Ghetto. It was a nightmare of brutality, starvation, and death. Martin became a clever smuggler to help his family survive--until the "butchers” of Treblinka took his mother and brothers. Against impossible odds, Martin survived and returned to fight in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. As the Nazis incinerated the ghetto, he escaped to fight with the partisans, and then the Red Army.

After the war, Martin made his way to New York. The cunning and skills he developed during the war enabled him to learn the language and create a successful business. At 35, he retired to France with a fortune and a beautiful Dutch wife, starting a family and living in happiness and peace. But his world was shattered once again by a forest fire that engulfed his fleeing family. In a tragic repeat of history, Martin alone survived.

Martin Gray's past could be our future if we don't heed his call to be the change. In this 35th anniversary expanded edition of For Those I Loved, a book beloved by millions of readers worldwide, Martin reminds us that the past is connected to the present. Only we can ensure that history is not repeated.

Martin Gray still lives in the South of France and has devoted his life to his family, writing, human rights, and environmental and cultural causes. He received the United Nations Dag Hammar skjöld Award and the Gold Medal of European Merit.

About the Cover: The images on the front cover and the lower left image on the back cover are the work of photographer, David Douglas Duncan, longtime friend of the author. Duncan has captured a few of the most poignant moments in Martin Gray's life: holding his daughter's hand; his wife Dina and their children; and Martin, the day after he lost his home and family to a forest fire.

Martin Gray still lives in the south of France and has devoted his life to his family, writing, human rights, and environmental and cultural causes. He received the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Award and the Gold Medal of European Merit.
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