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East of the Storm: Outrunning the Holocaust in Russia
Hanna Davidson Pankowsky
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Description for East of the Storm: Outrunning the Holocaust in Russia
Paperback. On September 27, 1939, after the Nazi invasion, Poland ceased to exist as a nation. Ten-year-old Hanna Davidson's father, Simon, and older brother, Kazik, had been drafted to defend Warsaw. Hanna and her mother, Sofia, found themselves subjected to Hitlers efforts to dehumanize Poland's Jewish population. This title tells their story. Num Pages: 218 pages, 31 B/W photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
On September 27, 1939, after the Nazi invasion, Poland ceased to exist as a nation. Ten-year-old Hanna Davidson's father, Simon, and older brother, Kazik, had been drafted to defend Warsaw. Hanna and her mother, Sofia, found themselves subjected to Hitlers efforts to dehumanize Poland's Jewish population. There seemed no choice but to submit to a ruthless tyranny. Learning that Simon and Kazik were alive in the Soviet-occupied zone of Poland, Hanna and her mother decided to risk a harrowing escape from Nazi Poland into safer Soviet territory. With only the clothes on their backs, they fled their apartment to face ... Read more
On September 27, 1939, after the Nazi invasion, Poland ceased to exist as a nation. Ten-year-old Hanna Davidson's father, Simon, and older brother, Kazik, had been drafted to defend Warsaw. Hanna and her mother, Sofia, found themselves subjected to Hitlers efforts to dehumanize Poland's Jewish population. There seemed no choice but to submit to a ruthless tyranny. Learning that Simon and Kazik were alive in the Soviet-occupied zone of Poland, Hanna and her mother decided to risk a harrowing escape from Nazi Poland into safer Soviet territory. With only the clothes on their backs, they fled their apartment to face ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896726277
SKU
V9780896726277
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Reviews for East of the Storm: Outrunning the Holocaust in Russia
Her memoir accurately captures the events and sensitively portrays them through the eyes of a young girl. For that reason, this book would be especially appropriate for classroom use.
Judyth Rigler ""It is a story that always needs to be told.""
Anne Warnecke """"Life has to go on,"" said Hanna, during a book signing. ""A burden has been lifted off ... Read more
Judyth Rigler ""It is a story that always needs to be told.""
Anne Warnecke """"Life has to go on,"" said Hanna, during a book signing. ""A burden has been lifted off ... Read more