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Bernice Lerner

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Born
in Freeport, New York, The United States
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Biography, History, Nonfiction

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December 2019


Bernice Lerner is the author of "All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen"--a dual biography of her mother, teenaged survivor Rachel Genuth, and Brigadier Glyn Hughes, a high ranking officer in the British Second Army who, in mid-April 1945, suddenly found himself leading rescue efforts at the notorious (and then largest) concentration camp.

Bernice's first Holocaust-related book, "The Triumph of Wounded Souls," profiles seven survivors who, after having missed years of formal schooling, went on to earn advanced degrees.

For more about Bernice and her writings, presentations, and reviews of her books, please visit www.bernicelerner.com

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The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II
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“History, whether personal or collective, is the best guide to our individual and collective lives. We need always to compute who--or which action, in self or others--deserves praise, and which deserts principle and deserves criticism and condemnation.”
― Dr. Michael Aeschliman
tags: ethical, inspirational, mora
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2059 THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP — 2729 members — last activity 1 hour, 14 min ago
A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more
3158 Holocaust and genocide — 665 members — last activity May 02, 2026 10:46AM
All books about the Holocaust and other genocides. Scholar books, memoires etc.
153704 Jewish Book Club — 1426 members — last activity 2 hours, 58 min ago
For those who share an interest in reading and discussing Jewish books of all sorts. The basic requirement for the books is that they have a Jewish th ...more

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