My Survival: A Girl on Schindler's List
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Joshua M. Greene
Rena Finder
The astonishing true story of a girl who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler, of Schindler's List fame.Rena Finder was only eleven when the Nazis forced her and her family -- along with all the other Jewish families -- into the ghetto in Krakow, Poland. Rena worked as a slave laborer with scarcely any food and watched as friends and family were sent away.Then Rena and her mother ended up working for Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who employed Jewish prisoners in his factory and kept them fed and healthy. But Rena's nightmares were not over. She and her mother were deported to the concentration camp Auschwitz. With great cunning, it was Schindler who set out to help them escape.Here in her own words is Rena's gripping story of survival, perseverance, tragedy, and hope. Including pictures from Rena's personal collection and from the time period, this unforgettable memoir introduces young readers to an astounding and necessary piece of history.
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Author
Joshua M. Greene
Pages
144
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Published Date
2019-12-26
ISBN
1338593803 9781338593808
Ratings
Google: 5
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"I knew of Oskar Schindler, but had not read a story of his work to save the Jews within his factory. This book is heartbreaking and somber in many ways, but does well at reminding youth that the ideas of hatred and prejudice are still present today and they have an active role to play in combatting it with courage and love."