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Our darkest night : a novel of Italy and the Second World War / by Robson, Jennifer,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Hiding from the Nazis in the guise of a Christian farmer's wife, a Jewish woman is met with suspicion by a Nazi official who harbors a vendetta against the former seminary student posing as her husband.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Jewish women; Jews; World War, 1939-1945; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The little liar : a novel / by Albom, Mitch,1958-author.;
Eleven-year-old Nico Crispi never told a lie. When the Nazi's invade his home in Salonika, Greece, the trustworthy boy is discovered by a German officer, who offers him a chance to save his family. All Nico has to do is convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading "north," where they are promised jobs and safety. Unaware that this is all a cruel ruse, the innocent boy goes to the station platform every day and reassures the passengers that the journey is safe. But when the final train is at the station, Nico sees his family being loaded into a large boxcar crowded with other neighbors. Only after it is too late does Nico discover that he helped send the people he loved--and all the others--to their doom at Auschwitz. Nico never tells the truth again.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Brothers; Families; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Survival; Truthfulness and falsehood; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The little liar [text (large print)] : a novel / by Albom, Mitch,1958-author.;
Eleven-year-old Nico Crispi never told a lie. When the Nazi's invade his home in Salonika, Greece, the trustworthy boy is discovered by a German officer, who offers him a chance to save his family. All Nico has to do is convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading "north," where they are promised jobs and safety. Unaware that this is all a cruel ruse, the innocent boy goes to the station platform every day and reassures the passengers that the journey is safe. But when the final train is at the station, Nico sees his family being loaded into a large boxcar crowded with other neighbors. Only after it is too late does Nico discover that he helped send the people he loved--and all the others--to their doom at Auschwitz. Nico never tells the truth again.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Brothers; Families; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Survival; Truthfulness and falsehood; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Daughter of the Reich : a novel / by Fein, Louise,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."She must choose between loyalty to her country or a love that could be her destruction ... As the dutiful daughter of a high-ranking Nazi officer, Hetty Heinrich is keen to play her part in the glorious new Thousand Year Reich. But she never imagines that all she believes and knows about her world will come into stark conflict when she encounters Walter, a Jewish friend from the past, who stirs dangerous feelings in her. Confused and conflicted, Hetty doesn't know whom she can trust and where she can turn to, especially when she discovers that someone has been watching her. Realizing she is taking a huge risk--but unable to resist the intense attraction she has for Walter--she embarks on a secret love affair with him. Together, they dream about when the war will be over and plan for their future. But as the rising tide of anti-Semitism threatens to engulf them, Hetty and Walter will be forced to take extreme measures. Will the steady march of dark forces destroy Hetty's universe--or can love ultimately triumph ... ?"--Amazon.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Jews; Man-woman relationships; Nazis; World War, 1939-1945; Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Irena's children : the extraordinary story of the woman who saved 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto / by Mazzeo, Tilar J.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Biographies.; Sendlerowa, Irena, 1910-2008.; Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust; World War, 1939-1945; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The happiest man on Earth : the beautiful life of an Auschwitz survivor / by Jaku, Eddie,author.;
"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.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Jaku, Eddie.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Buchenwald (Concentration camp); Centenarians; Concentration camp inmates; Happiness; Holocaust survivors; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Immigrants; Jews; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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We belong here / by Wishinsky, Frieda.; Ohi, Ruth.;
In troubling times, two very different children find power in friendship and solidarity. Eve Bloom doesn't like being taunted at school for being a newcomer. This is her home. When Eve notices the same children bullying Mark Nakamura for his Japanese culture, she jumps in to defend him. A fast friendship forms, built on shared stories, loyalty and laughter. When Eve's family's business is threatened, and Mark's father may need to move again to find work, Eve's clever thinking shows everyone that when friends help one another the whole community is better together. We Belong Here is a story of friendship between a Japanese boy and a Jewish girl in Canada soon after the end of World War II. While the setting is historical, the themes are perennial: the power of friendship, family and community and the strength of solidarity in the face of adversity. It reminds readers that children can take actions that make a true difference.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Picture books.; Friendship; Bullying; Jews; Japanese; World War, 1939-1945; Japanese Canadians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The orphan's tale / by Jenoff, Pam,author.;
Sixteen-year-old Noa, forced to give up her baby fathered by a Nazi soldier, snatches a child from a boxcar containing Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp and takes refuge with a traveling circus, where Astrid, a Jewish aerialist, becomes her mentor.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Circus; Teenage mothers; Jews; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Eternal / by Scottoline, Lisa,author.;
"Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grow up as the best of friends despite their differences. Elisabetta is a feisty beauty who dreams of becoming a novelist; Marco the brash and athletic son in a family of professional cyclists; and Sandro a Jewish mathematics prodigy, kind-hearted and thoughtful, the son of a lawyer and a doctor. Their friendship blossoms to love, with both Sandro and Marco hoping to win Elisabetta's heart. But in the autumn of 1937, all of that begins to change as Mussolini asserts his power, aligning Italy's Fascists with Hitler's Nazis and altering the very laws that govern Rome. In time, everything that the three hold dear--their families, their homes, and their connection to one another--is tested in ways they never could have imagined.As anti-Semitism takes legal root and World War II erupts, the threesome realizes that Mussolini was only the beginning. The Nazis invade Rome, and with their occupation come new atrocities against the city's Jews, culminating in a final, horrific betrayal. Against this backdrop, the intertwined fates of Elisabetta, Marco, Sandro, and their families will be decided, in a heartbreaking story of both the best and the worst that the world has to offer. Unfolding over decades, Eternal is a tale of loyalty and loss, family and food, love and war--all set in one of the world's most beautiful cities at its darkest moment. This moving novel will be forever etched in the hearts and minds of readers"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Jews;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Eternal [sound recording] / by Scottoline, Lisa,author.; Campbell, Casssandra,narrator.; Ballerini, Edoardo,1970-narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Cassandra Campbell and Edoardo Ballerini ; author's note read by the author."Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grow up as the best of friends despite their differences. Elisabetta is a feisty beauty who dreams of becoming a novelist; Marco the brash and athletic son in a family of professional cyclists; and Sandro a Jewish mathematics prodigy, kind-hearted and thoughtful, the son of a lawyer and a doctor. Their friendship blossoms to love, with both Sandro and Marco hoping to win Elisabetta's heart. But in the autumn of 1937, all of that begins to change as Mussolini asserts his power, aligning Italy's Fascists with Hitler's Nazis and altering the very laws that govern Rome. In time, everything that the three hold dear--their families, their homes, and their connection to one another--is tested in ways they never could have imagined.As anti-Semitism takes legal root and World War II erupts, the threesome realizes that Mussolini was only the beginning. The Nazis invade Rome, and with their occupation come new atrocities against the city's Jews, culminating in a final, horrific betrayal. Against this backdrop, the intertwined fates of Elisabetta, Marco, Sandro, and their families will be decided, in a heartbreaking story of both the best and the worst that the world has to offer. Unfolding over decades, Eternal is a tale of loyalty and loss, family and food, love and war--all set in one of the world's most beautiful cities at its darkest moment. This moving novel will be forever etched in the hearts and minds of readers"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Jews; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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