berlin (germany)

"Set in Berlin, Germany in 1939, a Jewish girl and her blind father try to avoid arrest by the Nazis with the help of a real-life upstander, German businessman Otto Weidt. Inspired by the real-life hero Otto Weidt - a German who risked his life to protect Jews from the Nazis"--Provided bypublisher.

In 1961, a concrete border went up overnight, dividing the city of Berlin into two parts: East and West. The story of the Berlin Wall holds up a mirror to post-World War II politics and the Cold War era, when the United States and the USSR were enemies, always on the verge of war.

The author shares her story of living as a fearless Jewish bookseller trying to survive Nazi-occupied Europe.

In 1936 Berlin, fourteen-year-old Karl Stern, considered Jewish despite a non-religious upbringing, learns to box from the legendary Max Schmeling while struggling with the realities of the Holocaust.

"In 1961, overnight a concrete border went up, dividing the city of Berlin into two parts--East and West. The story of the Berlin Wall holds up a mirror to post-WWII politics and the Cold War Era when the United States and the USSR were enemies, always on the verge of war. The wall meant that no one from Communist East Berlin could travel to West Berlin, a free, democratic area. Of course that didn't stop thousands from trying to breech the wall - more than one hundred of them dying in the attempt. . . . Medina explains the spy-vs-spy politics of the time as well as what has happened since the removal of one of the most divisive landmarks in modern history"--Provided by publisher.

Presents two related novels, "The Last of Mr. Norris," published in 1935, and "Goodbye to Berlin," published in 1939; following the exploits of Mr. Norris, an old debauchee who is caught in the struggle between the Nazis and the Communists.

After he accidentally injures a teammate during relay race practice, thirteen-year-old Nate and his cousin Rachel travel back in time to meet Jesse Owens, and get a chance to see him run in the 1936 Olympics--and almost lose the Sports Illustrated magazine that is their ticket back to the present.

Describes the efforts of US Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen to aid the children in Russian-blockaded West Berlin by dropping packages filled with candy from the air. Features personal photographs, along with letters and drawings from the children of Berlin.

Chihuahuas Bella and Harry and their human family visit Berlin, Germany to sight-see and learn about the city's history and culture.

"'Berlin' is . . . [a] look at the fall of the Weimar Republic through the eyes of its citizens-Marthe Muller, a young woman escaping the memory of a brother killed in World War I, Kurt Severing, an idealistic journalist losing faith in the printed word as fascism and extremism take hold; [and] the Brauns, a family torn apart by poverty and politics"--Provided by publisher.