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The Warsaw ghetto uprising The Warsaw ghetto uprising Elaine Landau Describes life in the section of Warsaw where Polish Jews were confined by the Nazis in the early 1940s, focusing on the final days of fighting prior to the destruction of the ghetto in 1943. OL15040398W
Janusz Korczak’s Children Janusz Korczak’s Children Gloria Spielman In the years between WWI and WWII, young Henryk Goldszmidt dreamed of creating a better world for children. As an adult, using the pen name Janusz Korczak, he became a writer, doctor, and an enlighte… OL15182398W
Adolf Eichmann Adolf Eichmann Ruth Sachs Biographical account of Adolf Eichmann, known as the engineer of death for his involvement with Hitler's regime during World War II. Also documents his escape, capture and punishment. OL15853924W
A History of the Holocaust (Single Title Social Studies) A History of the Holocaust (Single Title Social Studies) Yehuda Bauer Recent history has rendered the word holocaust -- strictly defined as wholesale destruction and loss of life, especially by fire -- much more specific and horrifying: the willful devastation of the J… OL16793689W
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
Survivors Club Survivors Club Michael Bornstein,Debbie Bornstein Holinstat xviii, 348 p. : 22 cm OL17865790W
We are their voice We are their voice Kathy Kacer "Do young people find meaning in the Holocaust? This question prompted a writing project that brought heartfelt responses from students from across North America and abroad. Their voices--in the form… OL17926322W
Forging Freedom Forging Freedom Hudson Talbott Jaap Penraat has always felt a little Jewish growing up in Amsterdam in the 1930s. His hometown is one of the great Jewish centers of Europe -- until the German forces arrive at the outbreak of World… OL1817450W
Perspectives on Kristallnacht Perspectives on Kristallnacht Wil Mara "Provides comprehensive information on the persecution of Jews in Europe commencing in 1938 and its legacy"--Provided by publisher. OL1854038W
Rescuers defying the Nazis Rescuers defying the Nazis Toby Axelrod Relates the stories of courageous non-Jewish teenagers who rescued Jews from the Nazis. OL1934642W
Lost youth of the ghettos Lost youth of the ghettos Ann Byers "Examines the lives of Jewish children and teens in the ghettos during the Holocaust, including the formation of the ghettos, the miserable conditions, hard labor, and the deportations to camps"--Pro… OL1978659W
Youth destroyed--the concentration camps Youth destroyed--the concentration camps Ann Byers "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"--Pr… OL1978665W
Picture Book of Anne Frank Picture Book of Anne Frank David A. Adler,Karen Ritz,Randye Kaye Traces the life of the young Jewish girl whose diary chronicles the years she and her family hid from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic. OL21847078W
Anne Frank Anne Frank Josephine Poole The life of Anne Frank, from birth until being taken from the hidden attic by the Nazis, is presented in this haunting, meticulously researched picture book. It is a compelling yet easy-to-understand… OL2706329W
The Nazi regime and the Holocaust The Nazi regime and the Holocaust Zoe Lowery Nazi Germany's Holocaust has become something of a benchmark for all other genocides. This instructive volume offers readers insight into the background of its mastermind, Adolf Hitler, and sets the … OL27741206W
Upon the Head of the Goat Upon the Head of the Goat Aranka Siegal Nine-year-old Piri describes the bewilderment of being a Jewish child during the 1939-1944 German occupation of her hometown (then in Hungary and now in the Ukraine) and relates the ordeal of trying … OL3958411W
My brother's keeper My brother's keeper Israel Bernbaum The author describes the Holocaust and explains how he tries to tell the story of that catastrophic slaughter of Jews through his art. OL5364651W
Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass Stephanie Fitzgerald 96 p. : 24 cm OL5814147W
Anne Frank Anne Frank Mirjam Pressler Describes the background in which Anne Frank's life and diary were set as she hid in an attic in Nazi-occupied Holland for two years. OL79104W
Memories of Anne Frank Memories of Anne Frank Gold, Alison Leslie. Recounts the story of Hannah Goslar, a close friend of Anne Frank and one of the last to see her alive. OL90262W
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