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My survival : a girl on Schindler's list : a memoir / by Rena Finder with Joshua M. Greene.

Summary:

"The astonishing true story of a girl who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler, of Schindler's List fame. Rena Finder was only eleven when the Nazis forced her and her family -- along with all the other Jewish families -- into the ghetto in Krakow, Poland. Rena worked as a slave laborer with scarcely any food and watched as friends and family were sent away. Then Rena and her mother ended up working for Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who employed Jewish prisoners in his factory and kept them fed and healthy. But Rena's nightmares were not over. She and her mother were deported to the concentration camp Auschwitz. With great cunning, it was Schindler who set out to help them escape. Here in her own words is Rena's gripping story of survival, perseverance, tragedy, and hope. Including pictures from Rena's personal collection and from the time period, this unforgettable memoir introduces young readers to an astounding and necessary piece of history"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781338593792
  • ISBN: 133859379X
  • ISBN: 9781338656220
  • ISBN: 1338656228
  • Physical Description: 112 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2020]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
October 1944, Auschwitz death camp -- 1930s, Another world -- 1939, War -- 1940-41, The Krakow Ghetto -- 1942, Liquidation of the Krakow Ghetto -- Plaszow concentration camp -- Schindler's list -- 1944, Auschwitz -- Living in a nightmare -- 1944-45, War's end -- Return to a dangerous city -- Marriage and America -- Movie Schindler's List -- Closing thoughts.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 9-11. Scholastic Press.
Grades 4-6. Scholastic Press.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.5 3 505672.
Subject: Finder, Rena, 1929- > Juvenile literature.
Schindler, Oskar, 1908-1974 > Juvenile literature.
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) > Juvenile literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Personal narratives > Juvenile literature.
Holocaust survivors > Biography > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue > Poland > Juvenile literature.
Jewish children in the Holocaust > Poland > Kraków > Biography.
Kraków (Poland) > Biography.
Genre: Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.

Available copies

  • 10 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Madison Main Library J BIO FINDER GRE (Text) 30229101161106 Juvenile Biography Available -
Mars Hill Library JBIO FIN GRE (Text) 30229101161114 Juvenile Biography Available -

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