warsaw (poland)

Follows a young Jewish orphan in the Warsaw ghetto during World War Two as he slowly understands the horrible reality that surrounds him and attempts to steal in order to help others survive.

"Examines the Warsaw ghetto uprising, including the roots of the resistance in the Warsaw ghetto, stories from the participants in the uprising, how the battle ended, and how the small group of fighters became heroes during the Holocaust"--Provided by publisher.

Tells the story of Irena Sendler, a courageous Polish woman who saved 2,500 Jewish children in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II.

Nineteen autobiographical stories about the author's childhood in Poland from 1908 to 1918.

An account of Julian Kulski's experiences from the ages of ten to sixteen in Poland during World War II. Chronicles Kulski's life in occupied Warsaw and his experiences as a child soldier in the Polish Army and as an activist in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Includes links to additional online resources and a list of discussion questions.

Adam Nowak, an American, is dropped into occupied Poland by British Intelligence to work as an assassin and resistance fighter against the Nazis, but during the Warsaw uprising Adam encounters Natalia, a covert operative, and together the pair begins their hunt for the Katyn Order, which authorized the slaughter of twenty-thousand Polish Army officers and civilians.

The German invasion of Poland in 1939 gave the Nazis the opportunity to implement their master plan to eliminate Europe's Jews. Part of the plan encompassed confining the Jews in a restricted area of Warsaw to make their survival difficult, followed by mass transportation of survivors to concentration camps, where they were killed.

Pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman provides an account of his experiences trying to survive in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, and shares excerpts from the diary of a German officer who saved his life.

Nineteen autobiographical stories about the author's childhood in Poland from 1908 to 1918.