Out of the Depths

Summary

Israel Meir Lau, one of the youngest
survivors of Buchenwald, was just eight years old when the camp was liberated
in 1945. Descended from a 1,000-year unbroken chain of rabbis, he grew up to
become Chief Rabbi of Israel--and like many of the great rabbis, Lau is a
master storyteller. Out of the Depths is his harrowing, miraculous, and
inspiring account of life in one of the Nazis' deadliest concentration camps,
and how he managed to survive against all possible odds.

Lau, who lost most of his family
in the Holocaust, also chronicles his life after the war, including his
emigration to Mandate Palestine during a period that coincides with the
development of the State of Israel. The story continues up through today,
with that once-lost boy of eight now a brilliant, charismatic, and
world-revered figure who has visited with Popes John Paul and Benedict; the
Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, and countless global leaders including Ronald
Reagan, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Tony Blair.