Yaacov Jeffrey Green
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Erwin doesn't remember much about his journey across Europe when the war finally ended--and with good reason. He spent most of it asleep, carried by other survivors as they emerged from their hiding places or were liberated from the camps and traveled by train, truck, wagon, or on foot to the shores of Naples, where they filled the refugee camps and wondered what was to become of them. As he struggles to stay awake, Erwin becomes part of a group...
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Yanek wanders the countryside with Grandpa Sergei--the blind former Ukranian army commander to whom the boy has been entrusted by his Jewish father--avoiding the horrors of war and learning how to fend for himself and how to care for others.
Author
Publisher
Schocken Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A haunting, heartbreaking story of love and loss. The ghetto in which the Jews have been confined is being liquidated by the Nazis, and Hugo is brought by his mother to the local brothel, where Mariana, one of the prostitutes, has agreed to hide him. As their lives spiral downward, Mariana reaches out for consolation to the boy who is on the cusp of manhood.
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Adam and Thomas must learn to survive and do. They forage and build a small tree house, although it's more like a bird's nest. Adam's family dog, Miro, manages to find his way to him, to the joy of both boys. Miro brings the warmth of home with him. Echoes of the war are felt in the forest. The boys meet fugitives fleeing for their lives and try to help them. They learn to disappear in moments of danger. And they barely survive winter's harshest weather,...