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The letters of Vincent van Gogh

2008
A selection of letters written by Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, a Parisian art dealer, as well as other friends, relatives, and colleagues, providing details of the artist's personal life and career.

Nine Open Arms

When the Boon family moves into an old, ramshackle house at the very edge of a small town in the Netherlands, Oma Mei, the grandmother of seven motherless children, relates the house's remarkable origin in the 1860s.

Schindler, Wallenberg, Miep Gies

the Holocaust heroes
2015
Details the efforts of people who risked their own lives to save thousands of Jews and others from Nazi persecution.

Hidden like Anne Frank

fourteen true stories of survival
"Fourteen unforgettable true stories of children hidden away during World War II Jaap Sitters was only eight years old when his mother cut the yellow stars off his clothes and sent him, alone, on a fifteen-mile walk to hide with relatives. It was a terrifying night, one he would never forget. Before the end of the war, Jaap would hide in secret rooms and behind walls. He would suffer from hunger, sickness, and the looming threat of Nazi raids. But he would live. This is just one of the incredible stories told in HIDDEN LIKE ANNE FRANK, a collection of eye-opening first-person accounts that share what it was like to go into hiding during World War II. Some children were only three or four years old when they were hidden; some were teenagers. Some hid with neighbors or family, while many were with complete strangers. But all know the pain of losing their homes, their families, even their own names. They describe the secret network of brave people who kept them safe. And they share the coincidences and close escapes that made all the difference"--.

The Flying Dutchman

2015
This graphic novel tells the story of The Flying Dutchman, a ship that according to legend, is cursed to roam the seas for all of eternity.

The hidden child

2006
Of the 1,600,000 Jewish children who lived in Europe before World War II, only 100,000 survived the Holocaust. Most were hidden children shuttered away in attics, cellars, convents or in villages or farms. Maud Dahme, former president of the New Jersey Board of Education, was among those who were hidden and survived.

The dinner

a novel
2012
Meeting at an Amsterdam restaurant for dinner, two couples move from small talk to the wrenching shared challenge of their teenage sons' act of violence that has triggered a police investigation and revealed the extent to which each family will go to protect those they love.

Hidden like Anne Frank

fourteen true stories of survival
Collects a variety of true stories about Jewish children surviving the Holocaust, all of whom had to go into hiding after the manner of Anne Frank.

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