Ursula s Prism is based on the true story of Ursula Swartz and five other childrenwho escaped from Bergen-Belsen and crossed war-torn Germany on foot to freedom. Ursula shares the secrets of the prism with the other children and the power of there imagination gives them the strength to survive. Running, hiding and stealing, day after day was all the children knew since escaping from the concentration camp known as Bergen-Belsen. They found that life ouside the camp was just as brutal as inside. Six year-old Ursula, her older brother and four other children were smuggled out of the camp by a brave soldier in the bottom of his truck. Handing them a few provisions, the soldier dropped off the children in the forest, leaving them to fend for themselves. Ursula s Prism is a story of heroism, courage and honor as this group of six children fight to survive in a war-torn Germany, showing the resiliency and strength of the human spirit when faced with seemingly impossible circumstances

Ursula's Prism

Literature & Fiction

Anna Block

Genre Fiction

Gihon River Press

Bitter Freedom: Memoir of a Holocaust Survivor

Biographies & Memoirs

Jafa Wallach

Historical

Women of Valor: Polish Resisters to the Third Reich provides a unique and inspiring perspective on the extraordinary Jewish and non- Jewish women who risked everything to defy the Nazis. In this highly readable and educational collection of true stories, educator, public-speaker and author Joanne D. Gilbert celebrates the heroines of World War II who not only fought the horrors of the Holocaust, but survived well into their 80s and 90s living lives of commitment to the human spirit and human rights. Winner of the 2015 Gold FAPA (Florida Authors and Publishers Association) President s Award in Biography.

Women of Valor: Polish Resisters to the Third Reich

Joanne D. Gilbert

Community & Culture

The Tattered Prayer Book is meant as a gentle introduction to the Holocaust for children ages 6-10. Ruthie discovers a secret about her father, while looking through a box of mementos from the old country. As her father tells his surprising story, Ruthie learns a piece of her father s story, a slice of Jewish history and the circumstances under which the family fled Nazi Germany. A burnt prayer book taken in secret from a destroyed synagogue after Kristallnacht offers solace to her father as a young boy, at the most difficult time in his life. Once safely settled in America, he tries to bury the prayer book along with his painful past. Many years later, sharing the story with Ruthie, allows father to heal and daughter to grow.

The Tattered Prayer Book (Mom's Choice Awards Recipent)

Children's Books

Ellen Bari

History

What if as a little girl, instead of soft curls and ribbons, your head was shaved like a boy's to keep you from being raped? What if instead of cozy naps with a soft, silken quilt, you slept in a branch-covered hole dug into the earth beneath the snow? What if instead of having your young life cut short by the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust, you survived and lived well? This is the true story of scientist, medical school professor, author. public speaker, and Holocaust child-survivor Miriam Brysk, Ph.D. Her story is an un-sentimentalized account of her early childhood surviving the Nazi massacre in the Lida Ghetto, then escaping and joining anti-Nazi partisans in the forests of Belarus during WWII. In it, Brysk guides the reader through a childhood world of evil so horrific that it rivals the fiercest tales of Grimm—a world where reality is worse than any childhood nightmares. Nevertheless, a world where goodness can prevail. This is a story of her survival and triumph.Miriam Brysk survived the challenges of a brutally stolen childhood, and the near total destruction of her people. Amidst the Shadows of Trees provides important lessons, about the strength of the human body, spirit and heart. This must read book, offers contemporary readers a unique opportunity to learn from Miriam's lessons.

Amidst the Shadows of Trees

Miriam M. Brysk

Amidst the Shadows of Trees: A Holocaust Child’s Survival in the Partisans

Brysk, Miriam

World

Lisel's Ocean Rescue by noted children s author Barbara Krasner, recounts the story of Liesl Joseph, a 10 year old girl aboard the ill-fated MS St. Louis. On May 13, 1939, together with her parents and 937 other Jewish refugees they left Germany on the MS. St Louis attempting to seek temporary asylum in Cuba. Accomplished artist Avi Katz has beautifully illustrated this age- appropriate, yet historically accurate story. Liesl's Ocean Rescue is a worthy and strong addition to Holocaust literature and curriculum at the elementary school level. The book provides an excellent bibliography of additional resources and will facilitate teaching of a difficult but necessary subject. The poignant and uplifting account should encourage our children to stand up for what they believe is right and to make a positive difference in the lives of those less fortunate. Winner of the 2015 Silver FAPA (Florida Authors and Publishers Association) President's Award in Children's Fiction

Liesl's Ocean Rescue

Barbara Krasner

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