Jacob's Courage
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Charles S. Weinblatt was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1952. He is a retired university administrator. Weinblatt is the author of published fiction and non-fiction. Weinblatt is a reviewer for The New York Journal of Books. He produces novels, short stories and many published articles.
<p> </p><p>Sophie is a psychic medium and animal communicator. She runs a small crystal shop called, Outta Time. The shop</p><p>Is located in a small district called Lents in Portland, Oregon.</p><p>Nick is a man who if you can't touch it, feel it or see it then it doesn't exist. He is sure she is a phony psychic who is bilking money out of his mother and he intends to expose her.</p><p>Sophie sees him as a non-believer, someone who could never understand her or her way of life. She is attracted to him but knows there can be no future for them unless he can be made to understand what her world is all about.</p><p>Their Guardian Angels get into the act to guide the two to a better understanding of each other.</p><p>Nick's Guardians help his deceased Father get through to Nick and help him to understand that death is not the end. He soon learns there can be communication between the living and the dead.</p>
Members of the author's maternal extended family were victims of the Nazi extermination of Europe's Jews. Almost two entire generations, including grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren, were murdered because they were Jewish. This novel is dedicated to them and to the entire six million; put to death because of their religious identity.
Jacob's Courage
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Synopsis
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Library Thing
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Joey Pinkney Interview
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Toledo Blade
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Toledo Free Press
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Wikipedia - Charles S. Weinblatt
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<p style="text-align:left;"><strong><em>“</em>Gut Wrenching and Heart Rending<em>.</em></strong> <strong>Weinblatt’s characters and characterizations compel the reader to read onward. At the end of the read one feels both hope and admiration for the human spirit.”</strong> <em>Holocaust Center of Toledo Director, Hindea Markowicz</em></p> <p style="text-align:left;"><strong>“And I Cried…</strong> <strong>This book brings the Holocaust to life and evokes emotions not found in many history books. Weaving together a story of love, passion, horror, and history, Weinblatt left nothing out.”</strong> <em>Sylvania</em><em> (OH) Historical Society</em></p> <p style="text-align:left;"><strong>“A tender, coming of age tale.</strong> <strong>This book shows the critical roles that love, determination, and steadfast belief play toward battling one’s demons both physically and mentally. Jacob’s Courage is ultimately a tribute to the triumphant human spirit.”</strong> <em>Jewish Book World</em></p> <p style="text-align:left;"><strong>“The reader sees events through the eyes of archetypal participants…<em> </em>a doctor forced to experiment on his own, a Sonderkommando and a hero.”</strong> <em>The Association of Jewish Libraries</em></p> <p style="text-align:left;"><strong>“The author maintains a driving, relentless pace.<em> </em></strong> <strong>Jacob and his beloved Rachael try to escape the madness of Nazi Germany while maintaining their humanity; in the end, the visionary protagonist comes to echo his Biblical counterpart who fled danger in his own country and saw a life-changing vision in his dreams.”</strong> <em>The University of Toledo Alumni Magazine, Cynthia Nowak</em></p> <p style="text-align:left;"><strong>“Weinblatt has painted a picture with words of the horrors of the holocaust. He has done so in a haunting and evocative way.</strong> <strong>Weinblatt has the talent to convey the terror of the Jews.” </strong><em>James E. Vigiletti, Attorney at Law. </em></p> <p style="text-align:left;"><strong>“You see hear and smell… Hitler’s Third Reich.” </strong><em>Ron Braithwaite, author</em><strong> </strong></p> <p style="text-align:left;"><strong><em>“</em><em>Jacob’s Courage </em>reminded me of one of the greatest books of the 20<sup>th</sup> Century, Viktor Frankl’s, <em>Man’s Search for Meaning</em>. Weinblatt has painted a picture with words of the horrors of the holocaust. <em>Jacob’s Courage</em> is a personal, real life example of holding on to something greater than one’s self. The love that grows between Jacob and Rachael sustains them through the horrors of life in a Nazi death camp. We all could learn a lesson from these two teenagers, coming of age and faced with the greatest existential threat to life.” </strong><em>Frank Fiore, bestselling author</em></p> <p style="text-align:left;"><strong><em>“</em>Not since Corrie Ten Boom’s <em>The Hiding Place</em> have the horrors of the holocaust been brought to life in such vivid detail. Charles Weinblatt takes you to Nazi Germany through the lives of two young people whose world is torn apart at a time in their lives when it should be blossoming. Weinblatt does a masterful job of touching your emotions throughout the book by placing you inside the lives of Jacob and Rachel. I recommend you pick up a copy of this book and a box of tissues. Get ready for a good cry and a heart warming ending as Jacob and Rachel find the courage to live.” </strong><em>Rick Rodgers, author</em></p> <p style="text-align:left;"><strong><em>” </em>Weinblatt weaves such detail into his story that the reader comes away with a powerful sense of what life was like for the Jews during this horrible period in history. Jacob’s Courage may be a work of fiction but it shines a spotlight on the truth. Anyone interested in World War II, the Holocaust, Jewish history, or a love story, should pick up Jacob’s Courage.” </strong><em>Darcia Helle, author.</em> </p> <p style="text-align:left;"><strong>“This is an amazing book… one of the best reads that I’ve had in a long while and I literally could not put it down.”</strong> <em>Jodi Shepard.</em></p> <p style="text-align:left;"><em>“</em><strong>For a clear and no-hold’s-barred description of life as a Jew in Nazi Germany, you can’t beat Jacob’s Courage, by Charles Weinblatt.”</strong> <em>Jennifer Feddersen, Editor.</em></p>