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1) Exodus
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English
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Leon Uris magnificently portrays the birth of a new nation in the midst of enemies--the beginning of an earthshaking struggle for power. Here is the tale that swept the world with its fury - the story of an American nurse and an Israeli freedom fighter caught up in a glorious, heartbreaking, triumphant era.
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"In 1936, the Nazis are little more than loud, brutish bores to fifteen-year old Stephan Neuman, the son of a wealthy and influential Jewish family and budding playwright whose playground extends from Vienna's streets to its intricate underground tunnels. Stephan's best friend and companion is the brilliant Žofie-Helene, a Christian girl whose mother edits a progressive, anti-Nazi newspaper. But the two adolescents' carefree innocence is shattered...
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House of Winslow volume 35
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
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"Dr. Gabrielle Winslow joins the Underground in Holland to help smuggle Jews out of the country. She teams up with an OSS agent to rescue her uncle in Berlin. Will they succeed in bringing him out of Germany only to be trapped in Holland?"--Provided by publisher.
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Xlibris Corporation
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
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Ernie Weiss was a young boy when the Nazis took over his native Vienna. His memoir recounts the events his large extended family were caught up in and their desperate attempts to survive. His voice is simple and straightforward, as if he were telling the story to his grandchildren. This gives the book an immediacy that makes it accessible and appropriate for young adults and engrossing for people of all ages.
7) Odyssey
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Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
c1984
Language
English
Description
Recounts the voyage of 500 Jews aboard the Pentcho, a decrepit paddle steamer, from Bratislava in May 1940.
Author
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The House of Winslow volume 35
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Gabrielle Winslow joins the Underground in Holland to help smuggle Jews out of the country. She teams up with an OSS agent to rescue her uncle in Berlin. Will they succeed in bringing him out of Germany only to be trapped in Holland?"--Provided by publisher.
15) Alan & Naomi
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Feature Films for Families
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Alan Silverman, a skinny, rebellious kid who would rather play stickball than become a good samaritan, tries to hide his friendship with Naomi, a young refugee traumatized by the Nazis.