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A Chanukah Noel

A Christmas at Chanukah? Charlotte and her family have just moved to a small town in France. There is a lot to get used to - a new language, new friends, a new school. Even the milk tastes differe... more

A Drastic Turn of Destiny

In Germany I was "Jewboy"; in Brussels I was "boche" in France I was "undesirable"; in Portugal I was a "refugee"; and in Jamaica I was simply a non-entity... I was a pariah in an exploding world. ... more

A Partisan's Memoir

An unforgettable story of heroism, hardship, and resistance... Faye Schulman was an ordinary teenager when the Nazis invaded her town on the Russian-Polish border. She had a large, loving famliy,... more

Album of My Life

I am the daughter of nobody. I have no sisters. I am nobody's granddaughter or daughter-in-law, aunt or cousin. Who am I? My past is all gone. It disappeared... Ann Szedlecki was a Hollywood film-... more

Bits and Pieces

My family and I were in hiding. Suddenly I heard someone panting on the stairs... we didn't breathe. Who was coming now? Lodz, Poland, 1944. As teenaged Henia Rosenfarb sits with her family in a s... more

Branded by the Pink Triangle

A time when your sexuality could be your death sentence Before the rise of the Nazi party, Germany, especially Berlin, was one of the most tolerant places for homosexuals in the world. Activists, ... more

Cachée

Je suis prête mais écrasée de tristesse. Maman nous enlace et nous embrasse. "Au revoir mes enfants ! Quand vous partez, ne vous retournez pas" Avec ces derniers mots de leur m... more

De génération en génération

Agnes Tomasov n’avait que 9 ans, en 1939, lorsque les lois antijuives ont fait leur apparition en Tchécoslovaquie, l’exposant à des moqueries et à la ségr&ea... more

E/96: Fate Undecided

"Don't move. Don't open the door." My knees had turned to jelly and I was trembling uncontrollably. Sina grabbed her raincoat and declared, "I'm leaving. They'll be back and I don't want to end up ... more

Étoile jaune, étoile rouge

Je sens la main de mon frère, tremblante mais forte, agripper la mienne... Nous courrons, ma main dans la sienne... devant nous la liberté. Étoile jaune, étoile rouge... more

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. On the run in Nazi-occupied Poland, thirteen-year-old orphan Marian Finkelma... more

Found Treasures

The first of its kind, this anthology showcases women's writing previously available only in Yiddish. A book of voices from an almost forgotten female heritage, it features eighteen writers who spe... more

Fragments de ma vie

Ma famille et moi nous cachions... Soudain, j'ai entendu quelqu'un qui haletait dans les escaliers... Nous avons retenu notre souffle. Qui venait à cette heure-ci? Lodz, Pologne, 1944. L&r... more

Frapper à toutes les portes

Alors que l’armée hitlérienne entrait en Tchécoslovaquie en 1940, Anka, âgée de 25 ans et mère de deux enfants, et son mari, se sont enfuis en Chine a... more

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. Hiding from the Nazis in the forests of ... more

From Memory to Transformation

Not satisfied by the established roles assigned to them, Jewish women have begun to uncover their history, religion and culture using tradition and memory to inspire and transform their lives. In F... more

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. Felix Opatow... more

Getting Out Alive

He pointed his gun and bayonet at me and ordered me to stop, my jaw was bleeding, hanging down. I could not speak and I was shivering. Nineteen-year-old Tommy Dick is killed, only to resurface. ... more

Gladdy's Wake

Radical politics and obsession link a family across three generations... New York City - The 1920s. Gladys Sage escaped the backwoods of Northern Ontario, leaving behind the body of her stepfathe... more

Guardian Angel House

Based on the true story of two sisters sheltered from the Nazis by a group of Catholic nuns during World War II... Mama had always told twelve-year-old Susan that there was no safe place for a Jew... more

Hana's Suitcase

From the foreword by Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu: "How extraordinary that this humble suitcase has enabled children all over the world to learn through Hana's story the terrible history ... more

Hana's Suitcase - Book and Audio CD

"Hana's Suitcase should be required reading." - Quill and Quire. "Like the documentary, the book is a treasure for children and adults." - The Toronto Star. In the spring of 2000, Fumiko Ishioka,... more

Hana's Suitcase Anniversary Album

On the 10th anniversary of the publication of Hana's Suitcase, the beloved story now in a new book with over 60 pages of added materials. Also available as a Multi-Touch Enhanced eBook exclusively... more

Hana's Suitcase on Stage

Since its publication in 2002, the story of Hana Brady, a little girl who wanted to become a teacher, has captured hearts and minds of schoolchildren and adults around the world. Since its 2006 wor... more

Hiding Edith

The true story of Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish girl who was saved from the Nazis by the courage of the entire French village of Moissac. Edith's story is remarkable not only for her own bravery, ... more

Holocaust Remembrance Series Teacher Resource

This comprehensive teacher's guide is designed to accompany the Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers - Guide comes in five parts with resources and activities - Explores major themes: i... more

Holocaust Remembrance Series Teacher Resource Set

This comprehensive teacher's guide is designed to accompany the Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers. This package includes the five-part teaching guide and a set of ten books The Guide... more

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 unoccu... more

If, By Miracle

I didn’t see anyone outside the pit, so I jumped out…. I had the feeling that my mother was running beside me and calling out to me, “Michael, run faster and don’t look bac... more

Knocking on Every Door

There was a feeling of imminent danger... we were all subject to the mad and ever-changing rules of Hitler's Germany. We were desperate to find a safe haven. As Hitler's army sweeps into Czechoslo... more

L'album de ma vie

Je ne suis la fille de personne. Je n'ai pas de soeur. Je ne suis la petite-fille, la belle-fille, la tante ou la cousine de personne. Qui suis-je? Mon passé a entièrement disparu. To... more

La fin du printemps

Vers un nouveau monde, un rêve m’a emporté celui de ne jamais plus voir couler le sang. Mais puis-je vraiment me débarrasserdes rêves qui ont souillé ma jeune... more

Le Violon et Témoinage d'un enfant

Une trace de notre famille doit subsister, murmurait Velvel, et tu seras cette trace. Tu t’en sortiras.J’ai marché presque toute la nuit. Chaque froissement dans la forêt m... more

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? When the Nazis invade her small town of Z... more

Matricule E/96

Ne bouge pas. N’ouvre pas la porte. J’avais les jambes qui flageolaient et je tremblais de manière incontrôlable... Sina a attrapé son imperméable et nous a l... more

Memories from the Abyss and But I had a Happy Childhood

William Tannenzapf never wavers in his determination to survive and save his wife and baby girl from the evil gripping his hometown of Stanislawow. Blond, cherubic, Renate Krakauer was a "miracle b... more

Objectif: survivre

Il a pointé son fusil et sa baïonnette dans ma direction et m’a ordonné de m’arrêter. Ma mâchoire, pendante, était en sang. J’étais in... more

Rachel's Promise

Rachel's Secret

Rachel, a Jew, and Sergei, a Christian, find their worlds torn apart by violence in pre-revolutionary Russia... Rachel is a Jew living in Kishinev, Russia. At fourteen, Rachel knows that she wants... more

Restitution

Europe, on the eve of the Second World War, and a Jewish family feels the Nazi danger closing in... Led by their indomitable mother, Marie, the Reesers make a daring escape from under the watchful... more

Shanghai Escape

Souvenirs de l'abîme, et Le bonheur de l'innocence

Les obus ont explosé dans un bruit épouvantable et le ciel s'est rempli d'éclats de métal. Une fois le calme revenu, l'officier s'est relevé est m'a demandé... more

Tell Me a Story, Tell Me the Truth

"That's how we lived, surrounded by ghosts. They sat at the table while we ate our Sunday meal. They lay beside us in the bed as we slept..." In Tell Me a Story, Tell Me the Truth, author Gina Roit... more

Tenuous Threads and One of the Lucky Ones

I had always liked ot play make-believe, but somehow they made me understand that this game was real. I never gave away my secret. As Eva Marx writes in her memoir, One of the Lucky Ones, ... more

The Diary of Laura's Twin

A mysterious diary links modern-day Laura to Sara, a young Jewish girl fighting to stay alive during WWII... Laura has just three weeks to go before her Jewish coming of age ceremony, called a Ba... more

The Night Spies

Based on real events and real characters... It is the middle of World War II, and Gabi and her mother have been lucky so far, eluding the grasp of Nazi soldiers who are sending Jewish people away ... more

The Orphan Rescue

Miriam and her little brother, David, are poor. They don't have much, but they have their grandparents who love them. Miriam is upset when she has to leave school to work in a butcher shop. But so... more

The Secret of the Village Fool

The true story of an unexpected hero Munio and his younger brother Milek live in a sleepy village in Poland where nothing exciting seems to happen. One of their neighbors is a poor man named Anto... more

The Shadows Behind Me

I was surprised that Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist, would talk to me not as a Jew but as a normal person.... I thought that I must be having a nice dream. For six desperate years, Willie... more

To Hope and Back

An ocean-liner carrying Jewish passengers can find no safe harbour... Lisa and Sol board the luxury ship St. Louis in Hamburg, Germany on May 13, 1939 with mixed feelings. Lisa and her family are... more

Traqué

Rien dans l’enfance de Marian Domanski n’aurait pu le préparer à la solitude et à vivre par ses propres moyens durant ses années d’adolescence: ni l&rs... more

Un terrible revers de fortune

Ces mémoires captivants s’ouvrent sur une description riche de détails saisissants de la culture des cafés européens et de la vie quotidienne à Leipzig et B... more

Under the Yellow and Red Stars

I feel my brother's hand, trembling but strong, grab onto mine. I hear his words, urging me to run, take hold of my body and move my legs. We run, his hand holding mine ... to me it feels like free... more

We Are Their Voice

Do young people today find meaning in the Holocaust? This question prompted a writing project that brought heartfelt responses from students from across North America and abroad. Their voices &nda... more

White Space Between

Winner of the 2009 Canadian Jewish Book Award for Fiction A family's story of the Holocaust lies buried in the soil of a graveyard in Prague, in the old neighborhoods of Montreal, in the serenity ... more

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