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This book tells the story of the ghetto uprising in Warsaw in 1939. Karen Zeinert details the story in a way that really hits home. She used interviews, pictures, and diaries to detail the horror that the Jewish community experienced at the hands of the Nazis. The Jewish people came to the cities for protection against the Blitz. This allowed the Nazis to put them in a brick walled camp in the middle of Warsaw. The Germans used them for labor until they became a burden. The Jewish communities were broken apart and sent by train to be killed in another town. The Jewish people still in the ghetto sent a scout to find out the fate of the people. The scout confirmed that they were sent on the trains to be killed at death camps. The remains Jewish people fought back against the Nazis. They lasted a few weeks before the Germans burned the ghetto and remaining resistance fighters to death. Only about 5% of the people sent to the ghetto survived.
This book dealt with the holocaust. The pictures included are graphic and horrifying. This book is over 20 years old but still feels relevant. I would recommend this book in a lesson about the holocaust. This story would give insight and gravity to the situation that these unfortunate humans beings lived through. I’ve read a decent amount of literature concerning the eastern front of WWII. I now have an even greater understanding of the reality of this horrific period in human history. Knowing the Nazis poisoned human en masse to save money on bullets turns my stomach. Such sadness but still worth knowing about.
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S.Johnson | 1 annan recension | Apr 17, 2017 |
Zeinert has written an easy to read history of the uprising of Warsaw's Jewish ghetto in spring 1943. Using primary sources such as diaries and interviews with survivors, she masterfully tells the story of sometimes unsung heroes of the Holocaust, the Jewish people of the Warsaw ghetto, who led the first uprising against Nazi forces in April and May 1943. Even though many of the Jewish Poles living in the ghetto had already been sent to death camps, a good number of the survivors rose up to fight for their lives whent they heard what was to come for them in the camps. Their fight would inspire other uprisings in ghettos and death camps, as well as a larger uprising in the city of Warsaw, fought by ghetto survivors and fellow Polish citizens. As with any book about the Holocaust, there are a few disturbing images and sections of text, but young adults of a level able to read the book will likely have come across the Holocaust already in their studies, and will appreciate the importance of telling the history of the Holocaust to current and future generations, so as not to let something like this happen again.… (mer)
 
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Mols1 | 1 annan recension | May 3, 2013 |
This book includes seven chapters that divide the different arenas in which a woman might become involved in the Revolution, including: military, spying, politics, women's groups, and home life. The afterward discusses after-effects of the war. A few illustrations are scattered throughout the book, including woodcuts, pen and ink, and paintings. Additional resources include an Index, list of further reading, bibliography, time line and notes.
 
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MrsBond | Apr 5, 2009 |
Reviewed August 2006 A quick read of only a couple hours, but lots of information and pictures are crammed in. This book would make an excellent reference for a lecture about the subject. To the point with enough detail to explain the difficulties with the case but not enough to bore students into confusion or sleep. I feel the author did a good job showing the conflict Americans had with slavery. They wanted cheap products from the South which could only be produced by free labor. Northerners were very prejudiced people who sometimes believed the propaganda. the Abolitionists were discussed in a good light but the author didn’t explain how divided they were on what to do with freed slaves. The missionary work and teaching the Amistad slaves to speak English so they could defend themselves and become Christians was distressing to hear, but to a lot of anti-slavery people winning Africans over to Christ was their goal. I knew almost nothing about this revolt except the basics this book really helped to understand the slave trade. It really showed off Adams and Van Buren in the spotlight - interesting. 20-2006… (mer)
 
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sgerbic | May 8, 2008 |

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