Review: Alicia
Redaktioneller Bericht - Kirkus ReviewsGripping, assiduously detailed, and consonant with other survivor narrations, this chronicles the harrowing experiences of a young Polish gift during the Holocaust and adds another bravely observant voice to the record. Born in Buczacz, Poland, Jurman lost the members of her immediate family one by one, and here she recalls the harsh circumstances of their deaths--a grandfather dug his own grave and was buried alive--with unsettling precision. Forced to live on the sly during the war years, she hid in the forest (once in a hollowed-out oak tree) and did day work for nearby farmers; rescued, fortuitously, some Russian partisans and won a medal for her efforts; prison stints, serious illness, and sudden separations from those with whom she forged new ties. Alicia always emerged with presence undiminished and energies intact: at 15, she organized an orphanage for concentration camp survivors, then joined the Brecha, taking groups en route to Eretz Israel through Poland and beyond. Ultimately, after prison camp in Cyrus, she emigrated to Israel, married an American, lived and raised her family here. Re-creating these incidents with a strong sense of immediacy, the author serves as yet another witness to the shame and horrors of those times and, in contrast to equally appealing contemporary Anne Frank, as a model of more active home-front heroism.
Review: Alicia
Nutzerbericht - Brooklyn harvey - GoodreadsThis story was about the time of the Holocaust. The writer of this book, Alicia Appleman, went through many hardships while living during this time. Alicia was a Jew, and she was the only girl out of ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Alicia
Nutzerbericht - Nancy Sorbella - GoodreadsThis was an incredibly powerful memoir. I have read numerous holocaust memoirs and this one is one of the best. It is powerfully written, impossible to put down. Alicia is an amazing heroine, leader ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Nutzerbericht - Celine - GoodreadsWhat a courageous girl! Such determination and will to live is unreal. She was witty and intelligent and fit for the description "survival of the fittest". Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Nutzerbericht - Chueca - GoodreadsThis was one of my favorite books growing up. I first read it some where near 6th grade and would go back to it many times after. Since then I have read it maybe eight times! The bravery of this mujer ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Nutzerbericht - Char - Goodreadsthough thick and unflowery, once I got going, I LOVED reading this book--though the war and treatment was infuriatingly awful, Alicia's strength of character overpowers the negative. For a WWII book ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Nutzerbericht - Heather - GoodreadsI've read a few books about the Holocaust but they were mostly about being in a concentration camp which is where this book differed. Alicia was never in a camp but she was in prison a few times. I ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Nutzerbericht - Kathleen Payne - GoodreadsIn the late 1980's Alicia came to a book signing in Marysville and then a visit to St. Isidore's School to talk to the children. Many of the mothers visited the presentation as Alicia spoke and told ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Nutzerbericht - Kadejah - GoodreadsI read this book last year and did a book review in my history class on it. This story like Anne Frank is based off of a true story of a young girl living through the Holocaust. Unlike Frank, Alicia ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Alicia
Nutzerbericht - Taylor - GoodreadsThis was one of the most emotionally difficult books I have ever read. I don't know how people survive the experiences described in this book and go on living, much less helping other people. Vollständige Rezension lesen
