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The Last Survivor


by Arón Gilbert


http://www.hirhome.com/israel/last_survivor.htm
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A few introductory words about the book
by Francisco Gil-White (1 July 2007)

Since I was fired from the University of Pennsylvania for documenting facts that defend the Jews, I have been living in Mexico City, where I grew up. Down here I have befriended Shie Gilbert, Mexico’s most renowned witness to the Holocaust, who is now 87 years old and going strong. Shie Gilbert has been very kind with his time and has consented to numerous interviews to educate me on the Holocaust, for the benefit of my own research. Through this work I also befriended his son Arón Gilbert, who had just finished writing a beautiful book after spending lots of time interviewing his father about his World War II experiences.

Shie Gilbert's experiences in the Holocaust are sadly extensive, because he witnessed the oppression of the Jews in the Polish Ghettoes that the German Nazis first set up, then all of Auschwitz-Birkenau, for he was one of the first prisoners to be taken there (he participated in the construction of the barracks), and managed to survive the infamous March of Death not too long before the liberation. If you would like to be educated about the Holocaust through the eyes of a witness, you can hardly do better than to read Shie Gilbert's experiences, told masterfully in his father's voice by Arón Gilbert, the son.

When I met Arón and read his manuscript, I realized what an important work this was. I introduced him to my own work on the history of the Jewish people, and the Holocaust, and he invited me to write a final chapter to his book (66 pages), where I explain why anti-Jewish mass killings have been happening century after century in the last two millennia of Western history, and why I believe another one is about to take place. Importantly, my chapter explains Hajj Amin al Husseini’s role as architect of the German Nazi Final Solution, and as the father of Al Fatah, controlling core of the PLO.

Arón Gilbert's book is a tremendous tool to raise awareness among Jewish patriots, potential Jewish patriots, and their allies and potential allies. It is selling fast (recently one bestseller list had us in 7th place and another in 4th). The Gilberts have been appearing left and right on major Mexican radio and TV shows, and giving lectures at universities and other venues. So far the book is only in Spanish, but there are plans to translate it. However, many people read Spanish. If you have relatives or friends who read Spanish, please make them aware of this book.

The Last Survivor (El Último Sobreviviente) is available from Amazon at the following link:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9685473749
 
The publisher’s promotional page is here:
http://www.solareditores.com/editorial/blog/el_ultimo_sobreviviente_de_aro.php
 
On this page you can read what the press is saying about the book:
http://www.solareditores.com/editorial/enlace_editorial/
comparte_shie_gilbert_sus_expe.php#253

 
And here is the Google Books page:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Hd0Qjlz6QmsC&dq=isbn:9685473749


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