Unsung Heroes
In 1944, as war looms in Nazi-allied Hungary, twelve-year-old Tibor dreams of freedom in the Jewish homeland.
From Loss to Liberation
After being sent to a forced labour camp, Joe escapes and joins the Slovak resistance, fighting to free his country from the Nazi invaders.
Survival Kit
Survival Kit is both Sermer's thoughtful reflections on the miracles of her survival and a testament to the power of courage, love and determination.
Silent Refuge
"News travels fast in the countryside, and when I started school many of the villagers knew that we were Jewish, although they really did not know what that meant."
Six Lost Years
"How much longer could we last?" sixteen-year-old Amek Adler laments, after arriving at yet one more concentration camp in the spring of 1945.
A Childhood Adrift
An eloquent personal narrative detailed with historical research and commentary, A Childhood Adrift explores identity, closure, disillusionment and the anguish of silenced emotions.
Stronger Together
In the fall of 1941, as the situation for Jews worsens across Europe, Ibolya (Ibi) Grossman learns she is pregnant. She is scared and confused—a baby during wartime?
Where Courage Lives
Written in vignettes with child-like charm and innocence, Where Courage Lives provides rich insight into life in a small village against the backdrop of the war, paying tribute to both Muguette’s indomitable mother and the courage of the people of Champlost.
The Weight of Freedom
Nate Leipciger, a thoughtful, shy eleven-year-old boy, is plunged into an incomprehensible web of ghettos, concentration and death camps during the German occupation of Poland.
Across the Rivers of Memory
The name Transnistria did not exist on a map. Yet that is where ten-year-old Felicia Steigman and her parents arrive in 1941, after a cruel deportation and death march overseen by Romanian Nazi collaborators.
A Name Unbroken
Miklos Friedman grows up learning to take risks and seize opportunities. In 1944, as Germany occupies Hungary, he must draw on his wits to survive
Hope's Reprise
David Newman’s gifts as a musician and a teacher carry him through years of brutality during the war.
Joy Runs Deeper
“I kept asking myself, Was all my suffering worth it? Was it worth staying alive? Nobody was left—no family, no friends . . . Then I remembered that I had Josio and thanked God for that. We joined hands and started walking, ready to face the future."
The Hidden Package
In 1984, Claire Baum receives a letter from a stranger in Holland who has found a package from the war that belongs to Claire’s family.
My Heart is at Ease
What keeps 15-year-old Gerta Solan going in the Auschwitz children’s barracks is dreaming of the normal life that had been torn from her.
W Hour
"Two close calls in one day were enough for me. I realized that the uprising was not like the games I played with Jóózek before the war. This was a very real battle, in which people were being killed and wounded."
Suddenly the Shadow Fell
When 17-year-old Leslie Meisels insisted that his mother and two brothers join a transport going who knows where, all he knew was that they had to get out of the terrible holding facility in Debrecen, Hungary.
Gatehouse To Hell
"I was stubborn. I didn't want to stay in Auschwitz. I didn't want to go to the gas chambers. I didn't want to be cremated. I didn't want to die there, and I kept pushing back."
If Home Is Not Here
"I dove into the frigid river, the sudden shock leaving me gasping. By the time that I was two-thirds across the river, my strength was fading . . . Somehow, I managed to reach the shore—the unoccupied zone of France and my entry into freedom."
Tenuous Threads/One of the Lucky Ones
"I had always liked to play make-believe, but somehow they made me understand that this game was real. I never gave away my secret."
Little Girl Lost
"The more we felt the Germans' heavy boots in our lives, the more I knew I had to leave . . . but I was scared. Where was I going to go? What would I live on?"
From Generation to Generation
"The mountains were almost 3,000 metres high . . . We had to climb to the peaks, where it was frozen and slippery. One single misstep could mean certain death."
Fleeing from the Hunter
"I asked myself, Am I a criminal doomed for execution? I was determined to run away . . . that thought never left my mind."
