Alicia: My StoryRandom House Publishing Group, 16.02.2011 - 448 Seiten WINNER OF THE 1989 CHRISTOPHER AWARD • Here is a thrilling, uplifting story of true-life heroism unequaled since the publication of Anne Frank's diary—a story that the young must hear and their elders must remember. Take Alicia's hand—and follow. “This memoir is heartbreaking. I hope it will be read by Jews and non-Jews alike.”—Elie Wiesel, author of Night Her name is Alicia. She was thirteen when she began saving the lives of people she did not know—while fleeing the Nazis through war-ravaged Poland. Her family cruelly wrenched from her, Alicia rescued other Jews from the Gestapo, led them to safe hideouts, and lent them her courage and hope. Even the sight of her mother's brutal murder could not quash this remarkable child's faith in human goodness—or her determination to prevail against overwhelming odds. After the war, Alicia continued to risk her life, leading Polish Jews on an underground route to freedom in Palestine. She swore on her brother's grave that if she survived, she would speak for her silenced family. This book is the eloquent fulfillment of that oath. Praise for Alicia “Profoundly observed . . . remarkably lived . . . ferocious bravery.”—The New York Times Book Review “As exciting as it is inspirational. In fact, a good bit of Alicia: My Story reads as if it were written by one of our better writers of fiction.”—The Pittsburgh Press “A compelling voice, lucid prose . . . a luminous testimony to the heroism and humanity of one remarkable person.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Straightforward . . . energizing and inspirational.”—Newsday |
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... Brother Bunio Guralis and Radishes The First “Action” My Brother Zachary Bella In Chortkov Prison . Milek . Reunion . In the Fields . Wujciu ... the Bitter Winter of 1943 . My Mother . Struggle to Survive . Return to Buczacz . In a ...
... Brother Bunio Guralis and Radishes The First “Action” My Brother Zachary Bella In Chortkov Prison . Milek . Reunion . In the Fields . Wujciu ... the Bitter Winter of 1943 . My Mother . Struggle to Survive . Return to Buczacz . In a ...
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... brother Bunio. . . . Then they killed my brother Zachary. . . . Then they killed my last brother, Herzl. Only my mother and I were left. I vowed that I would never let them kill her, that I would protect my mother from the Nazis and ...
... brother Bunio. . . . Then they killed my brother Zachary. . . . Then they killed my last brother, Herzl. Only my mother and I were left. I vowed that I would never let them kill her, that I would protect my mother from the Nazis and ...
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... brother Bunio sang in the choir. We had a handsome young rabbi with a beautiful wife, and both were accomplished violinists. The rabbi chose his choir from among the students with good voices who attended Mr. Kofler's Hebrew school. My ...
... brother Bunio sang in the choir. We had a handsome young rabbi with a beautiful wife, and both were accomplished violinists. The rabbi chose his choir from among the students with good voices who attended Mr. Kofler's Hebrew school. My ...
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... brother stopped. Turning around, he appraised the situation. Two of the boys were as tall as he; the others were shorter but stockier. They were all students in school uniforms. “Please, let me go in peace,” Zachary said to them. The ...
... brother stopped. Turning around, he appraised the situation. Two of the boys were as tall as he; the others were shorter but stockier. They were all students in school uniforms. “Please, let me go in peace,” Zachary said to them. The ...
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... brother had been beaten and humiliated. The first time I really became aware of Germany and what was going on in Europe was when I went to get my father at Horovitz's candy store, where he was engaged in a game of billiards in the back ...
... brother had been beaten and humiliated. The first time I really became aware of Germany and what was going on in Europe was when I went to get my father at Horovitz's candy store, where he was engaged in a game of billiards in the back ...
Inhalt
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The First Action | 49 |
Bella | 68 |
In Chortkov Prison | 76 |
the Bitter Winter of 1943 | 177 |
My Mother | 206 |
Struggle to Survive | 234 |
Return to Buczacz | 258 |
In a Russian Prison | 290 |
My Orphanage | 320 |
The Brecha | 337 |
Lodz | 360 |
Milek | 102 |
Reunion | 117 |
In the Fields | 132 |
Wujciu | 158 |
The Badgastein DP Camp | 390 |
School in Belgium | 408 |
Coming Home | 418 |
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Alicia Aliyah Bet asked Badgastein began Bella Bielsko bread Brecha Bronia brother Buczacz Bunio bunker Chortkov cried crying door DP camp Eretz Israel eyes face farmer father felt field forest friends Germans Gestapo ghetto girl hand happened head hear heard heart Hebrew Herzl hiding inside Jewish Jewish agency Jews Judenrat Jurman killed knew Kola Kopechince leave lived Lodz looked Mama Manka Mesha Milek morning mother moved Nazis night NKVD pain partisans Peppa Poland Poles police Polish potatoes prison pulled quickly Rachel realized remembered returned Russian Sharf sitting Slavka sleep sleigh smiled someone Soviet Union stay stood stopped street suddenly survived talk tears tell Theodor Herzl things thought told took trying turned Tzivia Ukrainian UNRRA village voice waiting walked woman worried Wujciu Yiddish young Zachary