Jaku, Eddie: 1920-2021
The Happiest Man on Earth, 2020 - Summary
- Born in 1920 in Germany, Eddie had a happy childhood until the rise of Nazism. In 1938, he was beaten and sent to Buchenwald concentration camp, the first of many he would endure including Auschwitz. Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors - starvation, torture, loss of family and friends to genocide.
Yet through incredible resilience and luck, Eddie survived to be liberated in 1945. Though he had lost everything, Eddie made a vow to live a life of happiness, kindness and gratitude. He moved to Australia in 1950, started a family, and built a successful business career.
In his later years, Eddie began sharing his story publicly, spreading a message of tolerance, friendship and appreciating life's small joys.
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