hungary

"Dov and Yitzhak live in a small village in the mountains of Hungary, isolated both from the world and from the horrors of the war. But one day in 1944, everything changes. The Nazis storm the homes of the Jewish villagers and informthem they have one hour. One hour before the train will takethem to Auschwitz"--Provided by the publisher.

"Ferenc Andai is one of approximately 6,000 Jewish Hungarian men conscripted to work as forced labourers in the copper mines of Bor, Serbia, between 1943 and 1944. Subject to the whims of cruel Hungarian commanders and German overseers, the men are forced to work to exhaustion while they subsist on a starvation diet. For nineteen-year-old Ferenc, the only relief from his harsh reality is his company--an artistic and literary circle of men that includes the poet Mikl?os Radn?oti."--.

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

Recounts the bewilderment of being a Jewish child in Hungary between 1939 and 1944, and relates the ordeal of survival in the ghetto.

Although he is rich and successful, musical superstar Franz Liszt is restless until he meets the gypsy Josy, a gifted young musician, and wagers that he can turn the wayward boy into a world-class musician.

Eva Mozes Kor details the experiences she shared with her twin sister Miriam when they were sent to Auschwitz as children and were forced to endure medical experiments and other horrors under the care of Josef Mengele.

Presents the story of the post-Communist era Hungarian bank robber, Attila Ambrus, who stole millions and managed to evade the very inept authorities of Eastern Europe during the 1990s.

"The ... true story of the Second World War, set in Budapest, Hungary, shows in vivid words and pictures how Peter, his cousin Eva and his mum and dad bravely struggle to survive in a city torn apart by warfare."--OCLC.

The author tells the story of her mother's experiences as a young girl as she escaped the Holocaust.