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      Children of the Ghetto

      by Jean David Morvan
      Published
      Sep 2020
      Main Genre
      Historical Historical
      Pages
      104
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      "
      The true tale of Irena Sendlerowa, a social worker inthe Warsaw ghetto in the early 1940s, during the early days of Germanoccupation. She is credited for saving the lives of 2500 Jewish children bygradually and quietly smuggling them to safety in small groups. While she iseventually arrested by Gestapo, imprisoned, and tortured for her actions, sherefuses to reveal her network and is condemned to death. She is ultimately savedfrom death by other members of herorganization.

      This second volume focuses onIrena''s activities following her incarceration, and her years long mission tolocate and reunite the rescued children with their families, which led decadeslater to her ultimate recognition. Her attempts to locate each of their naturalparents for reunion were as often heartbreaking as fulfilling. And while most ofthe parents had been gassed in the Holocaust, she made it her mission to helpthose orphaned find new homes.


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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Subgenres

      Graphic Novel Historical

      Themes

      Biographical

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under)

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      First Edition Sep 2020 Magnetic Press ISBN 1549306804
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