Ursula's Prism [Paperback]

Anna Block (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2011

Running, hiding and stealing, day after day was all the children knew since escaping from the concentration camp known as Bergen-Belsen. They found life ouside the camp was just as brutal as inside. Six year-old Ursula, her older brother and four other children were smuggled out of the camp by a brave soldier in the bottom of his truck. Handing them a few provisions, the soldier dropped off the children in the forest, leaving them to fend for themselves. Ursula's Prism is a story of heroism, courage and honor as this group of children fight to survive in war-torn Germany, showing the resiliency and strength of the human spirit when faced with seemingly impossible circumstances. Ursula's Prism is based on the true story of Ursula Swartz and five other children who escaped from Bergen-Belsen and crossed war-torn Germany on foot to freedom. Ursula shares the secrets of the prism with the other children and the power of there imagination gives them the strength to survive. Ursula's Prism by Anna Block is so much more than a daughter's homage to her mother. It is the story of young children -- Anna's mother and her siblings among them -- who escaped from Bergen-Belsen and made their way across Germany attempting to escape to freedom. Written from the perspective of young children, it does not presume to know what they could not know but takes the reader through their journey, one struggle at a time, danger by danger, adventure by adventure. Ursula's Prism offers a tale of cunning, bravery and survival, but not the happy ending we so often crave because the reality of the Holocaust was that so many more were murdered or perished than the few who survived. Nevertheless, we should cherish the story of survival of the few and admire the bravery of these children born of desperation. -Michael Berenbaum Director Sigi Ziering Institute: Exploring the Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust Professor of Jewish Studies American Jewish University

Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: Gihon river Press (2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981990622
• ISBN-13: 978-0981990620
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,433,402 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)