Choose Life: The Power of Mental Clarity Paperback – October 10, 2025

In this remarkable retrospective, Auschwitz survivor Joseph Bistritz looks back at the triumphs and tears of his nearly century-long life’s journey.From his most humble beginnings in a small Eastern European shtetl, where he was steeped in the rich traditions of classical Judaism, to his life-affirming stories of survival in the death camps, Bistritz paints a sweeping panorama of persistence and positive mental clarity.Working as an underground forger and smuggling Jews out of Europe during his years with the postwar Bericha, Joseph eventually made his way to Halifax and became a Niagara Falls rabbi. In the U.S., he worked as a skilled leather craftsman and a custom tailor before finding professional success in the construction business.Throughout it all, and at every juncture, Bistritz invariably opted to Choose Life. In this, his compelling and often humorous memoir, he recounts, with passion and panache, the many memorable moments of his exemplary and extraordinary life.Be prepared to enjoy the warmth and the wisdom of a life blessed by G-d’s grace and guided by one man’s deep commitment to the heritage and teachings of Judaism.Proceeds from the sale of "Choose Life" are being donated to Hatzalah, the global network of volunteer Emergency Medical Service providers. Read more