The Happiest Man on Earth

This memoir by Eddie Jaku details his life from a happy childhood in Germany to the horrors he endured in Buchenwald and Auschwitz concentration camps during World War II. Despite losing most of his family and facing unimaginable hardships, Jaku survived and later emigrated to Australia.

The book emphasizes his message of hope and resilience, highlighting how he found happiness even in the darkest times and vowed to smile every day as a tribute to those who were lost.