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The Happiest Man On Earth once wisely stated, "Happiness is contagious; spread it wherever you go." This simple yet profound quote encapsulates the essence of true happiness. In a world shrouded by negativity and hardship, the power of spreading joy is immeasurable.
- The Living Hell of Nazi Germany
- A Vow to Make The Most of Every Day
- A Friend Saves His Life
- Escape Into The Wilderness
- New Love and A Restored Heart
- Hope and Choosing Happiness
- Eddie Jaku Chooses Not to Hate
- Each Breath Is A Gift
Although he found happiness, 83 years ago, his life was a living hell for seven years. When the Nazis arrived in 1938, Jaku, then in his 20s, and his family were separated. He decided to visit his family for their 20th wedding anniversary but found the house empty aside from the family dachshund Lulu. What he didn’t realize was that his parents had...
At Auschwitz, the Nazis forced Jaku to sleep on hard wooden floors, huddling naked in the cold with ten other men. To dehumanize the Jews and others like the LGBTQ community, the Nazis stamped them with numbers and symbols like triangles. Today, Jaku has an indigo ink number on his left arm.
While fellow Jews became suicidal and ran into the death camp electric fences, his friend from Buchenwald, Kurt Hirschfeld, convinced him to keep going. Today, he credits Kurt with saving his life. After an escape attempt, a Jewish doctor helped remove a bullet from his leg and encouraged him to see “one hour of rest equals two days of survival.” R...
On January 18, 1945, the Nazis sent Jaku, Hirschfeld, and thousands of others on a “death march” from Auschwitz in the dead of winter. At the time, Soviet forces were drawing close to liberate the death camps. The friends escaped together, but the Nazis captured Jaku and took him back to Buchenwald. There, he was forced to use his mechanical skills...
Following the war, he had lost hope, but then he met his future wife, Flore. She was handing out rations in Brussels, and it was love at first sight for Jaku. Eventually, Flore fell in love with Jaku too. They married in 1946, choosing Hiter’s birthday, April 20, a statement of defiance. When the couple’s son Michael was born, Jaku found abundant h...
In a 2019 TED Talk, he says that the key to life is always to have hope. Although he’s seen the worst of humanity, he chose to be happy. By sharing his story, he hopes to help others, if only with a smile. “I was at the bottom of the pit, so if I can make one miserable person smile, I am happy,” says Jaku. Certainly, Jaku has made many millions of ...
Despite suffering unimaginable loss and enduring so much pain and suffering, Jaku chooses happiness and doesn’t hate anyone. The best revenge, he says, is staying alive. However, Jaku says he neither forgets nor forgives the Nazis for what they did.
To become the happiest man alive, he overcame hardships and now considers each breath a gift. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jaku had to cancel plans for his 100th birthday party. However, today, at 101 he’s making international news discussing his life’s experiences. Although he didn’t talk about the Holocaust for 30 years, he is now sharing his st...
The ‘Happiest Man On Earth,’ Shares His Wisdom. Eddie Jaku, a 101-year-old Auschwitz survivor known as “The Happiest Man on Earth,” talks to NBC’s Harry Smith about the secrets of...
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In the first sentence of his memoir, Eddie Jaku reveals the central triumph of his life: Despite having seen humanity at its absolute worst, he has not become bitter or hateful. He still loves the human race, and greets his new reader as a “dear friend.”
Jul 28, 2020 · Told in a first person style format, over fifteen very moving, inspiring and surprising chapters replaying Eddie Jaku’s life story, The Happiest Man on Earth is an incredibly honest account of this pillar of strength’s world.
Oct 13, 2021 · The self-proclaimed "happiest man on Earth" shared his story with the world in a popular TED Talk, a best-selling memoir and as a volunteer at the Sydney Jewish Museum, which he helped create.
