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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... ghetto. To do this, the Germans enlisted the help of the Ukrainian police. Rumors were circulating that this was about to happen, and some families were already looking for a place to live in the selected area before the actual ...
... ghetto. To do this, the Germans enlisted the help of the Ukrainian police. Rumors were circulating that this was about to happen, and some families were already looking for a place to live in the selected area before the actual ...
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... ghetto. The young people even began singing songs Zachary had written. One I remember was a plaintive song about a grandfather holding his grandson on his lap and telling the young child to always honor and remember his father, who had ...
... ghetto. The young people even began singing songs Zachary had written. One I remember was a plaintive song about a grandfather holding his grandson on his lap and telling the young child to always honor and remember his father, who had ...
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... ghetto. The rest of the people in the ghetto were probably just beginning to realize what had happened. I worried about my mother—one son dead, ALICIA: My Story 29.
... ghetto. The rest of the people in the ghetto were probably just beginning to realize what had happened. I worried about my mother—one son dead, ALICIA: My Story 29.
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... ghetto, and then home. The offer to go to Solotvina with the Gurali kept me troubled for the rest of the day. Even though I wasn't sure I could trust the Gurali not to betray me when I got to Solotvina—or even not to throw me out of the ...
... ghetto, and then home. The offer to go to Solotvina with the Gurali kept me troubled for the rest of the day. Even though I wasn't sure I could trust the Gurali not to betray me when I got to Solotvina—or even not to throw me out of the ...
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... . But no one was, so we returned to the forest to hide. When it was completely dark, we sneaked into the ghetto. Two of our boys had drowned in the river. + k + During all this time my mother was 46 Alicia Appleman-Jurman.
... . But no one was, so we returned to the forest to hide. When it was completely dark, we sneaked into the ghetto. Two of our boys had drowned in the river. + k + During all this time my mother was 46 Alicia Appleman-Jurman.
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