Alicia: My Story
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (955 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004J4XA32 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 500 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Long and on occasion rambling, her story contributes to an infamous history as a tale, not only of survival, but of active resistance to oppression. Capable of rallying others, she eventually heads a group who settle in Palestine. . In 1949, she marries an American in Haifa and moves to the United States. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly A young girl's experience of the Nazi pogrom in her Polish hometown is related with an immediacy undimmed by time in her autobiography. Major ad/promo. Although she sees her mother's wanton murder and endures physical and mental deprivation, the teenager is supported by faith in family and in the goodness of people. In 1942, the author and her family undergo a brutal separation. Thirteen-year-old Alicia escapes her captors, fleeing through fields and woods, encountering fellow refugees and occasionally finding safe harbors
You Can't Put it Down! Alicia: My Story, is the most compelling holocaust book I've ever read. The non-stop, shocking twists and turns (enough for three books) astoundingly all happened to one person. Alicia Appleman is like a cat with nine lives; driven to survive each horrendous event and near death experience with quick thinking, compassion for others, and wisdom far beyond her years. Horrific do. Fascinating, sad, educational Very interesting first hand accout of life as a Jewish adolescent who lost her family to the Holocaust and how she endured through unthinkable conditions. I read it with my son who is in 8th grade so i could review with him. I am sure reading about what happened to Alicia helped us both to appreciate all we have in life.. "History must not repeat itself" according to MargaretSc. Excellent read. Lots of tears, moments of grat strength and heroism. The atrocities of WW II upon the elder children of God our Father in heaven must never be forgotten. History must not repeat itself. These histories should be mandatory reading for all school children.
After losing her entire family to the Nazis at age 13, Alicia Appleman-Jurman went on to save the lives of thousands of Jews, offering them her own courage and hope in a time of upheaval and tragedy. Not since The Diary of Anne Frank has a young voice so vividly expressed the capacity for humanity and heroism in the face of Nazi brutality.