‘A simple act of kindness can function like a miracle.’ Photo: Book cover of The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku

Author: Eddie Jaku. Review by Reg Naulty

The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku

Author: Eddie Jaku. Review by Reg Naulty

by Reg Naulty 4th September 2020

Eddie Jaku was born Abraham Jakubowicz, in Germany in 1920. He is a holocaust survivor, recently turned 100, and a large part of his book describes his experiences in Buchenwald and Auschwitz concentration camps. In 1950 he migrated to Sydney, where he has lived ever since with his wife, grandchildren and great grandchildren.