jewish children

Contains seventy black-and-white photographs--taken with a hidden camera--of children in the Jewish communities of Poland, Romania, Russia, and Hungary in the years between 1935 and 1938; and includes a selection of nursery rhymes, songs, poems, and chants, presented in Yiddish and English.

Reminiscences by Jewish men and women, ranging in age from twenty-two to ninety-nine, about their childhoods, discussing some events that were common to most American children, and others unique to Jewish-Americans.

After young Clara and her family are sent by the Nazis to the Czechoslovakian ghetto of Terezin, she copes by looking forward to auditions for a children's opera, "Brundibar"--but plans change when she learns her friend Jacob is plotting an escape.

Discusses the experiences of children and teens in concentration camps during the Holocaust, including the first camps in Germany, the forced labor camps, the six death camps, and the aftermath.

Examines the lives of children and teens living in Germany before and during the Holocaust, including the rise of Nazism, growing persecution of Jews, and the Hitler Youth.

Gustave and his family leave Paris in 1940 and move to a small village in Free France when it becomes apparent that Paris is no longer a safe place for Jews. After meeting Nicole, a French Resistance member, he devises a plan to go back to Paris and smuggle his friends and relatives out of German-Occupied France.

The author describes the circumstances in Germany after Hitler came to power that led to the evacuation of many Jewish children to England and her experiences as a young girl in England during World War II.

Recounts the mitzvahs, or good deeds, of a dozen men and women and suggests ways young people can help others.

Eleven survivors of the Holocaust in Hungary recollect their childhood experiences during the implementation of Hitler's Final Solution. Includes photographs of the narrators.