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  Such Good Girls - The Journey of...

  R. D. Rosen

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  “Powerful . . . [Rosen] makes us see how the Holocaust’s hidden children succeeded against the odds” in this #1 New York Times bestselling biography (Wall Street Journal). 
   
  Only one in ten Jewish children in Europe survived the Holocaust, many in hiding. In Such Good Girls, R. D. Rosen tells the story of these survivors through the true experiences of three girls. 
   
  Sophie Turner-Zaretsky, who spent the war years believing she was an anti-Semitic Catholic schoolgirl, eventually became an esteemed radiation oncologist. Flora Hogman, protected by a succession of Christians, emerged from the war a lonely, lost orphan, but became a psychologist who pioneered the study of hidden child survivors. Unlike Anne Frank, Carla Lessing made it through the war concealed with her family in the home of Dutch strangers before becoming a psychotherapist and key player in the creation of an international organization of hidden child survivors. 
   
  In braiding the stories of three women who defied death by learning to be “such good girls,” Rosen examines a silent and silenced generation—the last living cohort of Holocaust survivors. He provides rich, memorable portraits of a handful of hunted children who, as adults, were determined to deny Hitler any more victories, and he recreates the extraordinary event that lured so many hidden child survivors out of their grown-up “hiding places” and finally brought them together. 
   
  “Rosen . . . tells the story of these women and the varied community of survivors with sensitivity and genuine affection.” —Library Journal 
   
  “The three women at the heart of Such Good Girls have lived remarkable lives, and Rosen has limned them with both empathy and grace.” —Daniel Orkent, author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition/DESC> 
   
  history;biography;historical;20th century;ww2;holocaust;survivors;Polish;French; Dutch;Jewish;survival;identity;trauma;child;war;refugees;Belgium;Poland; diaspora;emigration;United States;Righteous Among the nations;Nazi Germany;hidden;religious;identities;anti-semitism 
   
   
   
  BIO038000 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival 
   
  BIO037000 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish 
   
  HIS043000 HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust 
   
  BIO006000 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical 
   
   
   
  9780062877994 
   
   Don’t Call the Wolf 
   
   Ross, Aleksandra

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  On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

  Henry David Thoreau

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  Thoreau's Civil Disobedience - his protest against the government's interference with civil liberty - has inspired many to embrace his philosophy of individualism and love of nature. First published in 1849, this essay argues that individuals have rights and duties in relation to their government. Motivated by his disgust over both slavery and the Mexican-American War, Thoreau argued that individuals must not permit nor enable their government to act against their own consciences. More than a century and a half later, his message is more timely than ever.

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  The Magic of Marie Laveau -...

  Denise Alvarado

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  The life and work of the legendary "Pope of Voodoo", Marie Laveau—a free woman of color who practically ruled New Orleans in the mid-1800sMarie Laveau may be the most influential American practitioner of the magical arts; certainly, she is among the most famous. She is the subject of songs, films, and legends and the star of New Orleans ghost tours. Her grave in New Orleans ranks among the most popular spiritual pilgrimages in the US. Devotees venerate votive images of Laveau, who proclaimed herself the "Pope of Voodoo." She is the subject of respected historical biographies and the inspiration for novels by Francine Prose and Jewell Parker Rhodes. She even appears in Marvel Comics and on the television show American Horror Story: Coven, where she was portrayed by Angela Bassett.Author Denise Alvarado explores Marie Laveau's life and work—the fascinating history and mystery. This audio book gives an overview of New Orleans Voodoo, its origins, history, and practices. It contains spells, prayers, rituals, recipes, and instructions for constructing New Orleans voodoo-style altars and crafting a voodoo amulet known as a gris-gris.

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  Thomas Jefferson - American...

  Robert McDonald

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  Explore the captivating contradictions of one of U.S. history’s most divisive figures with the celebrated West Point professor and author of Confounding Father: Thomas Jefferson’s Image in His Own Time.Thomas Jefferson was the first secretary of state, second vice president, and third president of the United States. A polymath who championed education and religious freedom, he drafted the Declaration of Independence and made more attempts than any other officeholder of his generation to end slavery. Yet he remained a slaveholder throughout his life. A diplomat who charmed people abroad, at home he was a lightning rod of controversy—both loved and hated, revered and reviled.Join West Point history professor Robert McDonald as he tells the story of the life of one of history’s most fascinating men. In 15 energetic lectures, McDonald—a noted expert on Jefferson, the American Revolution, and the Early Republic—seeks to explain Jefferson as a man of his times. The results will by turns surprise, delight, and confound you, challenging what you think you know about the third president’s life and era.This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

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  The Ring of Nine

  Vasily Kuznetsov

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  The Soviets. Allies during the war, enemies shortly after. One of them talks about one of the most harrowing chapters of human history in general and World War Two in particular - the Siege of Leningrad. 
  The Ring of Nine is a first-person account of the Leningrad Blockade during World War II, translated by Maria K. This work started off as a series of journals written by Maria's late grandfather, Vasily Petrovich Kuznetsov, as he experienced these events.

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  On This Day: September 11

  Meg Matthais

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  On This Day: September 11. Daily podcast of historical and noteworthy activity on this calendar day. Christiana Riot of 1851; 9/11 terrorist attacks

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