I’m going to start a series of blogs on inspirational speakers with inspirational stories.  It’s the season, and anyway the world seems to be in a dark mood.  Let’s see if we can lift the spirits by sharing some inspiration!  Please send me your most inspirational videos and I’ll post the best ones.  No politics please – of course there are many great political speakers, but they’re too divisive. 

OK, my first inspirational speaker is Alice Herz-Sommer, who, at 106 years old, is the world’s oldest concentration camp survivor.  She is a musician, and so was sent to a camp where she had to perform for the Nazis.  But she says the music kept her alive, and she is living testimony to the power of music to feed the soul, celebrate life, and keep death at bay.  Here’s a little bit of her story:

By the way, Alice turns 107 on Friday.  You can send her birthday wishes to:  alice107bday@gmail.com.  Happy Birthday, Alice!