poland

From 1939, when Syvia is four and a half years old, to 1945 when she has just turned ten, a Jewish girl and her family struggle to survive in Poland's Lodz ghetto during the Nazi occupation.

Hannah, a typical American teenager, resents stories of her Jewish heritage, until a mystical Passover Seder results in her being magically transported to Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why it is important to remember the past.

Describes how three children of the Balicki family survived World War II and were reunited with their parents in the international children's village in Switzerland.

The story of six years in the life of a Polish Jewish boy, who along with his mother and sister, survived World War II through cunning and guile.

Hannah resents the traditions of her Jewish heritage until time travel places her in the middle of a small Jewish village in Nazi-occupied Poland.

After living in an Catholic orphanage for nearly four years, a naive Jewish boy runs away and embarks on a journey across Nazi-occupied Poland to find his parents.

Based on the life of Jack Gruener, this book relates his story of survival from the Nazi occupation of Krakow, when he was eleven, through a succession of concentration camps, to the final liberation of Dachau.

Examines the history, politics, and culture of Poland, with an emphasis on its transition from a communist to a free nation.

A history of Poland, concentrating on developments in the twentieth century, with a timeline of historical events, a list of notable people, and a glossary.

Discusses the reasons Polish people left their homeland to come to America, the experiences the immigrants had in the new country, and the contributions this cultural group made to American society. Includes sidebars and activities.