Young People Speak: Surviving the Holocaust in Hungary [Library Binding]

Andrew Handler (Author), Susan V. Meschel (Editor)

Book Description

Age Level: 11 and up

Eleven survivors of the Holocaust in Hungary recollect their childhood experiences during the implementation of Hitler's Final Solution.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 6-9-- Recalling events before and during the Nazi occupation of Hungary from 1944-1945, these 11 narratives fail to involve readers. These Jewish survivors, children during the Holocaust, were never in concentration camps, but tell of their daily struggles to remain alive. Each writer describes the rapid increase in restrictions, family separations, and terrifying roundups. Similarity of experiences and duplication of chronological details blunt the impact of individual memories. Interesting references to Raoul Wallenberg and Swiss protected houses require further information than that provided in the brief introduction. Small black-and-white photographs of each contributor, a short list of further readings, and a general index supplement the text. An additional title for larger libraries owning Aranka Siegal's Upon the Head of a Goat (Farrar, 1981) or Linda Atkinson's In Kindling Flame (Lothrop, 1985).
- Bonnie Siegel, Westacres Public Library, West Bloomfield, MI
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Library Binding: 160 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Watts (February 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531110443
• ISBN-13: 978-0531110447
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,162,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Children's points of view, September 5, 2011

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This review is from: Young People Speak: Surviving the Holocaust in Hungary (Library Binding)

A outstanding collection of stories written by young Jewish boy and girl survivors in Hungary. Their fears, luck and people who helped them survive the horrors of the Holocaust is well represented in this collection. The unique points of view of children is emphasized in this book along with Professor Handler's well written historical analysis of the Hungarian Holocaust that was unique in many respects.