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Schindler's list Schindler's list Thomas Keneally Winner of the Booker Prize Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction Schindler's List is a remarkable work of fiction based on the true story of German industrialist and war profitee… OL103688W
If I should die before I wake If I should die before I wake Han Nolan As Hilary, a Neo-Nazi initiate, lies in a coma, she is transported back to Poland at the onset of World War II into the life of a Jewish teenager. OL111950W
The zookeeper's wife The zookeeper's wife Diane Ackerman The time is 1939 and the place is Poland, homeland of Antonina Zabinski and her husband, Dr. Jan Zabinski. The Warsaw Zoo flourishes under Jan's stewardship and Antonina's care. When their country is… OL12898W
Escape Escape Allan Zullo Features seven true stories of brave boys and girls who lived through the Holocaust. Their compelling accounts are based on exclusive, personal interviews with the survivors. Using real names, dates … OL16560428W
The hidden girl The hidden girl Lola Rein Kaufman After deciding to donate the dress her mother had made for her to a museum, Lola Rein Kaufman, survivor of the Nazi Holocaust, decides that it is finally time to speak publicly about her experiences. OL17735494W
A death in Vienna A death in Vienna Daniel Silva Art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to investigate a bombing and uncovers a portrait of evil stretching across sixty years and thousands of lives-and into his own personal n… OL1814727W
The cats in Krasinski Square The cats in Krasinski Square Karen Hesse Two Jewish sisters, escapees of the infamous Warsaw ghetto, devise a plan to thwart an attempt by the Gestapo to intercept food bound for starving people behind the dark Wall. OL1847152W
Parallel journeys Parallel journeys Helen Waterford,Eleanor H. Ayer,Alfons Heck An account of World War II in Germany as told from the viewpoints of a former Nazi soldier and a Jewish Holocaust survivor. Two people who lived through World War II in two very different ways. OL19699262W
Ana Frank Ana Frank Gini Holland,Kerri O'Hern Depicts the life of Anne Frank, including her experiences while in hiding and the time she spent in a Nazi concentration camp, before her death and the release of her diary. OL22829812W
Raoul Wallenberg Raoul Wallenberg Michael Nicholson,David Winner Traces the life of the diplomat who saved Hungarian Jews during World War II and mysteriously disappeared after the Russians occupied Budapest. OL24848135W
The night crossing The night crossing Elizabeth Sayles,Karen Ackerman In 1938, having begun to feel the persecution that all Jews are experiencing in their Austrian city, Clara and her family escape over the mountains into Switzerland. OL3470520W
Smoke and Ashes Smoke and Ashes Barbara Rogasky Examines the causes, events, and legacies of the Holocaust which resulted in the extermination of six million Jews. OL3474382W
The feather-bed journey The feather-bed journey Paula Kurzband Feder As she tries to repair a torn feather pillow, Grandma tells about her childhood in Poland, about the Nazi persecution of Jews during World War II, and about the origin of this special pillow. OL3742386W
The Mozart question The Mozart question Michael Morpurgo,Michael Foreman,Michael Foreman When cub reporter Lesley is sent to Venice to interview a world-renowned violinist, the journalist is told she can ask Paolo Levi anything about his life and career as a musician, but on no account m… OL42719W
The Cage The Cage Ruth Minsky Sender As long as there is life, there is hope After Mama is taken away by the Nazis, Riva and her younger brothers cling to their mothere's brave words to help them endure life in the Lodz ghetto. Then… OL4286021W
Survivors Survivors Mara Bovsun,Allan Zullo Tells the stories of nine Jewish children who survived the Holocaust. OL576666W
Escaping into the night Escaping into the night D. Dina Friedman Thirteen-year-old Halina Rudowski narrowly escapes the Polish ghetto and flees to the forest, where she is taken in by an encampment of Jews trying to survive World War II. OL5824903W
Hitlers Volksstaat Hitlers Volksstaat Götz Aly In this groundbreaking book, distinguished historian Gotz Aly addresses one of modern history's greatest conundrums: How did Adolf Hitler win the allegiance of ordinary Germans for his program of mas… OL756173W
Life in a Nazi concentration camp Life in a Nazi concentration camp Anne Grenn Saldinger Discusses life in a Nazi concentration camp, including typical conditions in the camps, daily life, organization and implementation, extermination through labor, and surviving against all odds. OL7795359W
In My Hands In My Hands Irene Opdyke IRENE GUT WAS just 17 in 1939, when the Germans and Russians devoured her native Poland. Just a girl, really. But a girl who saw evil and chose to defy it."No matter how many Holocaust stories one ha… OL8211653W
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