Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust
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- $3.99
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
Told in short, gripping chapters, this is an unforgettable true story of survival. The author was featured in Steven Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation.At just 15, her mother, and brother were taken from their Romanian town to the Auschwitz-II/Birkenau concentration camp. When they arrived at Auschwitz, a soldier waved Elly to the right; her mother and brother to the left. She never saw her family alive again. Thanks to a series of miracles, Elly survived the Holocaust. Today she is dedicated to keeping alive the stories of those who did not. Elly appeared on CBS's 60 Minutes for her involvement in bringing an important lawsuit against Volkswagen, whose German factory used her and other Jews as slave laborers.
Customer Reviews
Real life
I love reading about first hand experiences relating to the holocaust.
This book fit that. I would loved to heard more details in some of the short stories.
Elly
Very sad, but very interesting. Love it. 😢 *so sad*😔😥
Elly: My true story of the holocaust
This is a great book for kids 8+. It has some violence but overall is a great book for tweens.