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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... trying to find homes for them. My older brothers stayed home most of the time, and they explained the political situation to me. I heard about the Russian revolution and what Red Russia stood for. Before I had a chance to digest this ...
... trying to find homes for them. My older brothers stayed home most of the time, and they explained the political situation to me. I heard about the Russian revolution and what Red Russia stood for. Before I had a chance to digest this ...
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... trying to make an example of him on orders from Leningrad, and that the local authorities couldn't change the orders. Then one early morning a policeman came to our home. It was bad news, he said. Moshe had died suddenly. It looked as ...
... trying to make an example of him on orders from Leningrad, and that the local authorities couldn't change the orders. Then one early morning a policeman came to our home. It was bad news, he said. Moshe had died suddenly. It looked as ...
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... tried not to show it, the tightly gripped handkerchief in her hand revealed her anguish. In the early morning my mother left the house to meet with the men who had formed a committee to represent the Jewish people to the German ...
... tried not to show it, the tightly gripped handkerchief in her hand revealed her anguish. In the early morning my mother left the house to meet with the men who had formed a committee to represent the Jewish people to the German ...
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... tried to find it, but I couldn't. It gave me some measure of satisfaction to believe that the Germans had not found it either. The second ... trying to memorize what was being said. It was so frustrating, so utterly 26 Alicia Appleman-Jurman.
... tried to find it, but I couldn't. It gave me some measure of satisfaction to believe that the Germans had not found it either. The second ... trying to memorize what was being said. It was so frustrating, so utterly 26 Alicia Appleman-Jurman.
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... trying to organize some kind of resistance group. But people were afraid to raise a hand against the Germans for fear of retaliation. For my proud brother, whose father had taught him to fight so well, this was an extremely maddening ...
... trying to organize some kind of resistance group. But people were afraid to raise a hand against the Germans for fear of retaliation. For my proud brother, whose father had taught him to fight so well, this was an extremely maddening ...
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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