The Risk of Sorrow

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A beautiful honest portrayal not only of survival but of a friendship built from the telling of such a devastating experience. -Kim Klett Regional Education Corps United States Holocaust Memorial</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Helen Handler was just fifteen years old when she found herself alone in Auschwitz. The horrors she faced family she lost and lessons she learned would shape every moment of her life in ways few people could imagine. After rebuilding her life in America and sharing her dramatic tale of survival to one group of high school students she feels a unique connection with Irish-Catholic teacher Valerie Foster and entrusts her with her inspiring story. Helen bares her soul challenging Valerie to listen learn and search her own self. The teacher becomes the student as their weekly visits begin to sculpt the profile of a Holocaust survivor as rarely seen before.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>More than a Holocaust memoir </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Risk of Sorrow</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is an intimate look at two women of different generations religions and cultures who forge an extraordinary friendship as together they examine deep questions of survival faith humanity and love. This is a story for today's world.</span></p>