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Set during World War II in Poland, a novel based on real-life heroes follows Elzbieta Rabinek over the course of the war, her involvement with the Resistance, and her love for a young man imprisoned in the Jewish ghetto whose passion leads him to fight in the Warsaw Uprising.
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"Adam, a prisoner in the Warsaw Ghetto, is approached by a mysterious figure with a surprising request: Will he join a secret group of archivists working to preserve the truth of what is happening inside these walls? Adam agrees and begins taking testimonies from his students, friends, and neighbors. One of the people he interviews is his flatmate Sala, who is stoic, determined, and funny-and married with two children. Over the months of their confinement,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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When Germany invaded Poland, bombers devastated Warsaw--and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into the empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Zabinskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts. Jan, active in the Polish resistance, kept ammunition buried in the elephant enclosure and stashed...
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Dalkey Archive Press
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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Fifteen journeys (fourteen of them inside Poland) over six years, 1940-1946. The traveler is a young girl, who we meet at age seven. Along the way, she loses her home, her family, her name, her hair, and finally, her fear.
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Hampton Roads Pub. Company
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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"A firsthand account of the Jewish Holocaust from a man who survived a concentration camp, participated in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, became an officer in the Soviet Red Army, and retired to France after making a fortune in the United States"--Provided by publisher.
17) Warsaw requiem
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Zion Covenant volume 6
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 33
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English
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The compelling sequel to Danzig Passage, and the sixth book in the Zion Covenant Series, carrying on the life-and-death struggle to save Jewish children. Having overrun Czechoslovakia, German tanks now storm across the borders of Poland while Nazi planes bomb Warsaw into flames. Time is running out as the Nazis close in on the port of Danzig, point of escape for Jewish children
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Jason Aronson
Pub. Date
1999.
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English
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Offers a comprehensive overview of the primary Jewish cities of central and eastern Europe, with detailed histories of the cities and the Jews who lived there, their role in Jewish culture and tradition, local Jewish legend and lore, and information for travelers to the area.
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[Publisher not identified]
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[2014]
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English
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"A documentary by Eric Cosh and Ellen palestrant about one of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust whose message of positivity has inspired thousands of adults and children worldwide"-- Container.
"A film by Eric Cost & Ellen Palestrant about Sammy (Sam Harris) who hid in two concentration camps between the ages of 7 & 9 1/2. Had he been found, he would have been killed." -- container.
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