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My survival

a girl on Schindler's list
2022
The author shares her childhood growing up in Poland through the Holocaust, and surviving thanks to Oskar Schindler.

The happiest man on Earth

the beautiful life of an Auschwitz survivor
"Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed on 9 November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on the Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country. Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom and living his best possible life. He now believes he is the 'happiest man on earth'"--Publisher.

A light in the darkness

Janusz Korczak, his orphans, and the Holocaust
2021
Examines the life of pediatrician and Holocaust victim Janusz Korczak and describes what it was like to live in the Warsaw Ghetto.

Diario

2018
A thirteen-year-old Dutch-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps. Presented in Spanish.

Anne Frank

2022
"The diary Anne Frank kept while in hiding from the Nazis is a lasting record of this dark period in history. This book explores Anne's life, achievements, and tragic death"--Amazon.

The Boy Who Followed his Father into Auschwitz

a True Story Retold for Young Readers
2023
Previously published as Stone crusher.
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[Anah Frank kha?ir?t yak]

[dush?zah juv?namarg] = The diary of Anne Frank
2012
A thirteen-year-old Dutch-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps.

The librarian of Auschwitz

2023
Follows the true story of Dita Kraus, a fourteen-year-old girl from Prague who after being sent to Auschwitz is chosen to protect the eight volumes prisoners have smuggled past the guards.
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The tower of life

how Yaffa Eliach rebuilt her town in stories and photographs
"The story begins with Yaffa Eliach, a spirited young girl who grows up in a vibrant, happy 800-year-old town in Poland, filled with family life and rich traditions. Yaffa's grandmother, who receives a gift of a camera from America, becomes the village photographer, and takes photos of all the family events: weddings, bar mitzvahs, and family gatherings. And on the Jewish New Year, the villagers send photos to their relatives overseas to wish them a 'Gut Yontif'! But one dark day, the town is invaded. And quickly the once happy home to 5,000 Jewish people is uprooted. Yaffa survives the war and becomes a Professor of History and America's foremost Holocaust expert. And when President Jimmy Carter invites her to create an exhibit for the new National Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, she travels around the world hunting down her grandmother's photos taken of people who fled from her beloved town, Eishyshok, along with their stories and memories. This breathtaking revival of the town's collective spirit, which is a permanent exhibit at The National Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, will inspire all who read it"--Provided by the publisher.
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The forest of vanishing stars

2021
"[A] coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis--until a secret from her past threatens everything"--Provided by publisher.

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