Quest for Eternal Sunshine chronicles the triumphant, true story of Mendek Rubin, a brilliant inventor who overcame both the trauma of the Holocaust and decades of unrelenting depression to live a life of deep peace and boundless joy. Born into a Hassidic Jewish family in Poland in 1924, Mendek grew up surrounded by extreme anti-Semitism. Armed with an ingenious mind, he survived three horrific years in Nazi slave-labor concentration camps while virtually his entire family was murdered in Auschwitz. After arriving in America in 1946—despite having no money or professional skills—his inventions helped revolutionize both the jewelry and packaged-salad industries. Remarkably, Mendek also applied his ingenuity to his own psyche, developing innovative ways to heal his heart and end his emotional suffering. After Mendek died in 2012, his daughter, Myra Goodman, found an unfinished manuscript in which he’d revealed the intimate details of his healing journey. Quest for Eternal Sunshine —the extraordinary result of a posthumous father-daughter collaboration—tells Mendek’s whole story and is filled with eye-opening revelations, effective self-healing techniques, and profound wisdom that have the power to transform the way we live our lives. An inspirational biography of a Holocaust survivor overcoming depression and PTSD. An essential new addition to Jewish Holocaust history. 2020 Living Now Book Awards Gold Winner in Inspirational Memoir (Male) 2020 International Book Awards Finalist in Self-Help: Motivational 2020 IPPY Awards Gold Winner in Autobiography/Memoir (Personal Struggle/Health Issues) 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner in Autobiography/Memoir 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner in Body, Mind & Spirit 2020 CIBA Mind & Spirit Book Awards Finalist Named one of the 24 Best Memoirs of 2020 by Parade Magazine "This heartfelt account of a remarkable life will interest anyone who has suffered trauma or who is overcoming difficulties, as well as those interested in Holocaust survivor biographies." -- Library Journal "[Rubin's] prose is as lucid as it is candidly confessional, and his refusal to simply succumb to self-pity is inspiring. . . . A heartbreaking story of survival and emotional resilience." ― Kirkus Reviews " Quest for Eternal Sunshine is an inspiring memoir about the human will to survive. . . . A story that truly inspires without trying hard to do so, and this is what makes the book a remarkable read." -- Readers' Favorite five-star review " Quest for Eternal Sunshine . . . is an inherently fascinating, impressively informative, and ultimately inspiring read." -- Midwest Book Review "[ Quest for Eternal Sunshine ] reflects a forty-year inter-nal jour-ney that is often as fraught and coura-geous as the Israelites' jour-ney through the desert towards free-dom. By the end of Rubin's jour-ney, he, too, is whole and tru-ly lib-er-at-ed. . . . There is much that can be learned from Mendek Rubin and his life. Though his generation is passing, his wisdom and unabashed belief in the good-ness of mankind should give us all hope for years to come." --Jewish Book Council "Mendek's story is one of the grand, improbable, tragic, heroic, and triumphant memoir stories of our times--more unlikely than fiction. It demands to be shared." --Gordon Wheeler, president of Esalen Institute, clinical psychologist, author, and teacher "A moving and inspiring story of courageous change from enormous suffering to a wisdom that transforms heart and mind! We can all learn from this." --Jack Kornfield, author of A Path With Heart "This luminous book is a gift to the world." --Nikiko Masumoto, co-author of Changing Season: A Father, A Daughter, A Family Farm "Mendek's unique and beautifully told story is one of the most inspiring healing journeys I've ever read. I've savored this gem of a book many times, and each time, I am amazed and filled with awe. If you want to be deeply inspired, buy this book today." --Laura Davis, author of The Courage to Heal and I Thought We'd Never Speak Again "Mendek is good medicine for these times. We can be nourished by witnessing his progression from darkness to light as a path of healing and a vehicle of awakening. This book is an affirmation of the entirety of what it means to be human, and it communicates the possibilities inherent in living our lives openheartedly. Learning from Mendek was not just an intellectual experience--my heart was truly touched, and I will never be the same." --Patricia Wolff, Buddhist teacher, chiropractic physician, homeopath, and psychotherapist "Mendek's story is moving and realistic. His journey is remarkable precisely because it is so honest and human. In a time when millions of people around the globe are displaced, this narrative gives us hope for the future. It is a treasured contribution to the understanding of human resilience and our potential for change." --Rabbi Leah Novick, author of On the Wings of Shekh