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Passion
For Freedom – Maria's Story
 Maria
Gomori
293
pages, 6 x 9 in.
ISBN 978-0831400903
$18.95 paperback
Orders
must be prepaid.
To Order Please Call 800-547-9982.
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Maria's
Story reads like a screenplay.
This excerpt is from Chapter 4. Maria is
age 22.
On March
19, 1944, eleven German tank divisions rolled into Hungary. Our status
changed from "allied country" to "occupied Nazi Hungary."
That autumn, the Nazis began removing Jews from Budapest. "Everyone
is going." This was not exactloy a surprise. Each day, they took
groups of men and women from the yellow-star houses. Ultimately, 35,000
of us moved to camps.
When I protested that I had a baby sleeping upstairs, a Nazi said, "Bring
the baby or leave it." My parents lived nearby, and I desperately
hoped and prayed they would find him. With guns pointed right at us, I
marched through Budapest with others from the surrounding yellow-star
houses. They ordered about 2,500 of us to march toward Austria. Each day's
march started at daybreak. I knew I would rather die than go on...Holding
my friend's Eva's hand tightly, I dropped and crawled into the dark....All
around us was silent. I had no idea what to do next....
–
Maria's Story
Like Virginia
Satir herself- whose successor she ultimately became – Maria Gomori
firmly believes and teaches her students that unselfish, loving relationships
with good and wise persons can heal and transform us more effectively
than anything else in life.
— John Rossner, Ph. D., D. Litt.,
President, International Institute of Integral Human Sciences
Although
her life has been dangerous, dramatic, and tragic at times, Maria does
not carry her history as a burden. . . . She relates it in a deeply personal
way that fosters enrichment and inspiration for those who hear it.
— Linda Lee Nicholls,
Friend and colleague
This book
is compelling. It will truly amaze and inspire you. You will not be able
to
put it down.
— Manuel Matas, M. D.,
Psychiatrist
It is amazing
that she is still a glamorous woman. What a life!
— Robert S. Spitzer, M. D.,
Psychiatrist
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