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The journey that saved Curious George

the true wartime escape of Margret and H.A. Rey
Tells how the creators of "Curious George" narrowly escaped capture by the Nazis while fleeing Paris on their bicycles during World War II.
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The fortunate ones

a novel
2017
"One very special work of art--a Chaim Soutine painting--connects the lives and fates of two different women, generations apart, in a novel that moves from World War II Vienna to contemporary Los Angeles."--OCLC.

Stumbling on history

an art project compels a small German town to face its past
2016
"Through pictures and words, readers witness the installation of memorial "stumbling stones," for one family - an acknowledgement of German wrongdoing during World War II."--Publishers.

The Children of Willesden Lane

A True Story of Hope and Survival During World War II
The true story of Lisa Jura, one of the thousands of Jewish children who survived World War II via the Kindertransport.

The hiding game

A picture book that details the true story of Aube Breton's family, who, in the year 1940, took refuge from German soldiers in a magical villa in Southern France.

The children of Willesden Lane

a true story of hope and survival during World War II
The true story of Lisa Jura, one of the thousands of Jewish children who survived World War II via the Kindertransport.

Anti-Semitism

Jewish immigrants seek safety in America (1881-1914)
2016
Examines the immigration of Russian Jews to America, discussing the reasons they immigrated, where they lived and more.

Liberation

stories of survival from the Holocaust
2011
"Discusses the liberation of Europe and the aftermath of the Holocaust, including the displaced persons camps, primary source accounts from Holocaust survivors, and how those survivors started new lives in new countries"--Provided by publisher.

They spoke out

American voices against the Holocaust 1938-1945
2013

Escape from Berlin

Collects the stories of Marianne Kohn and Sophie Mandel, following their journey from Germany on the Kindertransport to England, and their new lives there.

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