A century of wisdom : lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor / Caroline Stoessinger.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-232).

Alice and Franz Kafka -- Interlude: An emerald ring -- A tolerant heart -- Peeling potatoes -- Interlude: Dreaming -- Piano lessons -- Interlude: Fire -- Starting over -- The tin spoon -- Never too old -- Interlude: Chicken soup -- Music was our food -- The Führer gives the Jews a city -- Snapshots -- Interlude: Old age -- Man in the glass booth -- No harsh words -- First flight -- Alice the teacher -- Interlude: The lady in number six -- Circle of friends -- Coda: Alice today.