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Anne Frank / by Lewis, Brenda Ralph.;
Introduces the life of Anne Frank, a German-born Jewish girl who kept a diary documenting her life hiding amid Nazi persecution.
Subjects: Biographies.; Readers (Publications); Frank, Anne, 1929-1945; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish children in the Holocaust;

After Auschwitz : a story of heartbreak and survival by the stepsister of Anne Frank / by Schloss, Eva.; Bartlett, Karen.;
Subjects: Schloss, Eva.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Jewish children in the Holocaust; Jewish refugees; Jews; Jews, German;
© c2013., Hodder & Stoughton,

The daughter of Auschwitz : my story of resilience, survival, and hope / by Friedman, Tova,1938-author.; Brabant, Malcolm,author.; Kingsley, Ben,1943-writer of foreword.;
A powerful memoir by one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz, Tova Friedman, following her childhood growing up during the Holocaust and surviving a string of near-death experiences in a Jewish ghetto, a Nazi labor camp, and Auschwitz.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Friedman, Tova, 1938-; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Holocaust survivors; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish children in the Holocaust;

What shape is your bagel? : a first book of Jewish food / by Shahar, Kober.; Macaroons (Musical group);
Babies and toddlers are introduced to Jewish culture and foods in a book that rhymes its way through the shapes of various favorites such as triangular hamantaschen, circular bagels and square matzah.
Subjects: Board books.; Shapes; Judaism; Shape; Bagels; Jewish cooking;

The Pianist [videorecording (DVD)] by Polanski, Roman; Brody, Adrien; Finlay, Frank,1926-; Lipman, Maureen.; Fox, Emilia,1974-;
"A Story of Survival" featurette -- Director's note by Roman Polanski -- Q&A with Roman Polanski -- The Warsaw Ghetto: historical background -- Wladyslaw SzpilmanAdrien Brody, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox.The story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a brilliant Jewish composer and pianist who witnessed the Nazi occupation of Warsaw.14A.DVD.Winner of 3 Academy awards including Best Director and Best Actor.
Subjects: Szpilman, Władysław; Feature films; Pianists; Jewish musicians; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews; War films;
© p2003., TVA Films,

The Maiden and Her Monster. by Martinez, Maddie.;
In this debut fantasy novel, the woods around Malka's village are rumoured to have monsters. So when a clergy girl wanders too close to the forest and Malkas mother is accused of her murder, Malka strikes a bargain with a zealot Ozmini priest. If she brings the monster out, he will spare her mother from execution. But as their bargain begins to unravel a much more sinister threat, protecting her people may force Malka to endanger the one person she left home to save - and face her growing feelings for the very creature she was taught to fear. A RADD Pick.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy; FICTION / Jewish;

The light of days : the untold story of women resistance fighters in Hitler's ghettos / by Batalion, Judith,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."One of the most important untold stories of World War I.I. The light of days is a soaring landmark history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who helped weaponize Poland's Jewish youth groups to resist the Nazis. Witnesses to the brutal murder of their families and the violent destruction of their communities, a cadre of Jewish women in Poland--some still in their teens--became the nerves of a wide-ranging resistance network that fought the Nazis"--Jacket flap.
Subjects: Personal narratives.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews;

The world of Anne Frank /
Subjects: Frank, Anne, 1929-1945; Jews; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945);
© 2003., Macmillan,

One good thing / by Hunter, Georgia,1978-author.;
"1941, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends since meeting at the University of Ferrara; when Esti's son Theo is born, they become as close as sisters. There is a war being fought across borders, and in Italy, Mussolini's Racial Laws have deemed Lili and Esti descendants of an 'inferior' Jewish race, but life somehow goes on-until Germany invades northern Italy, and the friends find themselves in occupied territory. Esti, older and fiercely self-assured, convinces Lili to flee first to a villa in the countryside to help hide a group of young war orphans, then to a convent in Florence, where they pose as nuns and forge false identification papers for the Underground. When disaster strikes at the convent, a critically wounded Esti asks Lili to take a much bigger step: to go on the run with Theo"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish families; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

One good thing [text (large print)] / by Hunter, Georgia,1978-author.;
"1941, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends since meeting at the University of Ferrara; when Esti's son Theo is born, they become as close as sisters. There is a war being fought across borders, and in Italy, Mussolini's Racial Laws have deemed Lili and Esti descendants of an 'inferior' Jewish race, but life somehow goes on-until Germany invades northern Italy, and the friends find themselves in occupied territory. Esti, older and fiercely self-assured, convinces Lili to flee first to a villa in the countryside to help hide a group of young war orphans, then to a convent in Florence, where they pose as nuns and forge false identification papers for the Underground. When disaster strikes at the convent, a critically wounded Esti asks Lili to take a much bigger step: to go on the run with Theo"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Female friendship; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish families; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

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