The triumphant spirit
Subtitle: portraits & stories of Holocaust survivors, their messages of hope & compassion
By: created & photographed by Nick Del Calzo ; stories written by Renee Rockford ; edited by Linda J. Raper ; introduction by Thomas Keneally ; foreword by Jan Karski.
Contributors: Del Calzo, Nick.; Rockford, Renee.; Raper, Linda J.
Publisher: Triumphant Spirit Pub.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Denver, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Holocaust survivors -- United States -- Biography.; Holocaust survivors -- United States -- Portraits.; Jews -- United States -- Biography.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
Genres: Biography.; Portraits.
Description: Denver photographer Nick Del Calzo looks into the eyes of those who have witnessed man's most heinous horrors. His photography captures both the darkness of their pasts and the light of their souls. Ninety-two Jewish survivors of the Nazi Holocaust are commemorated in this book.

What they survived is the attempted genocide by Adolf Hitler's Third Reich when, from 1939 to 1945, six million European Jews were systematically murdered. In Del Calzo's photographic tribute, he honors those who had the courage to survive, and who now have the courage to relive and share their stories.

Each survivor's story is unique, yet each so similar in its pain and tragedy. Each person is one of a few or the only survivor of their extended family prior to the war. Each survivor's experience is dotted with poignant incidents of happenstance that meant the difference between life and death. Each is a story of luck, determination, devotion, and survival. And each story is a triumph of the human spirit.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171) and index.