Clara's Story [Paperback]

Clara Isaacman (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

The author describes her own and her family's experiences during the two and one-half years they spent in hiding in Antwerp, Belgium, during World War II.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 122 pages
• Publisher: Jewish Publication Society (April 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0827605064
• ISBN-13: 978-0827605060
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,105,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Youthful experience of hiding during the Holocaust, February 10, 2008

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Gary Selikow (Great Kush) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clara's Story (Paperback)

This is the story of a young girl and her family's escape from Nazi persecution.
It begins with Hitler's anti-Jewish activities and the refusal of Jews in Belgium to be cowed by Hitler's threats.
Clara's family had fled six years earlier from anti-Semitic persecution in Romania, after her father had been beaten.
After the Nazi invasion of Belgium in 1940, Clara experienced the rapid deterioration of life for Jews in Europe as her family's comfortable middle class life came apart and they were forced to wear yellow stars.
And yet many still showed tremendous valour. Clara's Zionist youth-group leaders travelled on a train through occupied Belgium wearing Zionist youth-group uniforms.
Certainly some courage that Jews, in these sombre and frightening days of anti-Israel/anti-Semitism, could learn from.
Into hiding Clara took a Star of David, with Zion engraved on one side and Clara on the other.
Clara and her family spent several years hiding in attics and secret rooms.
The book focuses on the experience of surviving the holocaust from a youthful perspective and concentrates on the concerns of youth.
It is especially recommended for teens and pre-teens to learn about life in Europe during this period.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clara's Story, June 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Clara's Story (Paperback)

This is one of the best books I have ever read.I would recomend this book to anyone interested about the holocaust. She is a very courageous person and she keeps you in suspense the entire time.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent story written about the holocaust, May 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Clara's Story (Paperback)

This story was very interesting in how the writer was never in a concentration camp, but how many different places she lived and the different hardships she had to face. I recommend this book to everyone.