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Far from the Place We Called Home

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Far From the Place We Called Home The story tells about four boys from the Kindertransport and their experiences in war time England, it also tells about what happened to their families. All of the boys left their families in Germany or Austria. Two of them were brothers, the rest came alone on the Kindertransport. The boys had some terrifying and some wonderful experiences. The book shows the fear and loneliness the children experienced in being alone in a foreign country,and what happens to them at the end of the war. The story's main Characters are Karl, Erich, Otto and Kurt. In the beginning the boys are sent to London but when London becomes unsafe to the boys are sent to the countryside in hope that there they will be safe. It's a wonderful true story of children from the Kindertransport who survive the second world war as Jews.

I am 12 years old and highly recommend this book. It is my favorite book in my library (which consists of over 500 books, such as novels, fiction, non-fiction and short stories) I have found this book very interesting and realistic. It speaks about survival of humans during the holocaust era in England, and shows the survival and strength of Jews at a very young age.

It left a very strong urge for me to keep my faith no matter what occurs, for in the end G-d is always there to help through the tough times.