I received the book described below for review purposes
This cold February day gave my relatives a sad excuse for a family gathering. My grandmother’s youngest sister passed the night before. I walked into the cozy chapel of a local cemetery and found an open spot next to an older woman in a bright pink jacket. Rabbi walked to the front of the room and spoke, “Mary was six years old when the war started…”
His words instantly moved me into Belorussia of the 1940s, Jewish family with eight children abandoning their destroyed home, running, German occupation, starvation, death of loved ones…
What About the Holocaust?
I once again go back to the same thought I get every time I think about the war. The fact that I am sitting here surrounded by my cousins, aunts, and uncles is nothing short of a miracle! Millions vanished in the Holocaust, and it is hard to imagine WHAT was done to my people. Reason? They were born Jewish.
Is this why it is so easy for some to say that the Holocaust didn’t happen?
We have to continue sharing these stories with our kids. But how to start this scary topic?
Recently published “Survivors of the Holocaust,” edited by Kath Shackleton and illustrated by Zane Whittingham, takes an unusual approach of sharing this topic to children.
It’s a graphic novel
A graphic novel, this book shares true stories of six Jewish children and young people who survived the Holocaust.
A graphic novel, this book shares true stories of six Jewish children and young people who survived the Holocaust.
This book will introduce you to kids born in Europe. They were lucky enough to survive and old enough to tell the tale. Heinz, Trude, Ruth, Martin, Suzanne, and Arek were kids who had their lives in Czechoslovakia, Germany, France, Poland, Great Britain, and Birkenau.
All from different backgrounds, they ended up in England in the same area. The stories are sad, and that the fact that these people lived to tell their stories is a blessing.
From suffering the horrors of Auschwitz to hiding from Nazi soldiers in war-torn Paris to sheltering from the Blitz in England, each true story is a powerful testament to the survivors’ courage.
These remarkable testimonials serve as a reminder never to allow such a tragedy to happen again.
If you are ready to share the Holocaust story with your children, start it with “Survivors of the Holocaust“: true stories of six extraordinary children.
