europe, eastern

A young boy, abandoned by his parents during World War II, wanders alone from one village to another in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe.

Contains seventy black-and-white photographs--taken with a hidden camera--of children in the Jewish communities of Poland, Romania, Russia, and Hungary in the years between 1935 and 1938; and includes a selection of nursery rhymes, songs, poems, and chants, presented in Yiddish and English.

Chronicles the history of the Berlin Wall.

Conflicting views on environmental pollution in USSR and Eastern Europe.

Examines the costumes of Eastern Europe at different eras throughout history, looking at what clothing and body adornment reveals about the culture and society of the region, and includes color illustrations, a glossary, a time line, and resource lists.

Discusses the origin of eastern and southeastern European traditional dances and why Stone Age farmers devoted so much energy to the dances.

Profiles eight leaders for their attempts to introduce functional democracy in their respective countries: Andrei Sakharov, Alexander Dubcek, Boris Yeltsin, Mikhail Gorbachev, Vaclav Havel, Lech Walesa, Father Jerzy Popieluszko, and Pastor Laszlo Tokes.

In this Eastern European Jewish variant of the Cinderella story, the youngest daughter of a rabbi is sent away from home in disgrace, but thanks to the help of the prophet Elijah, marries the son of a renowned scholar and is reunited with her family. Includes words and music to a traditional Yiddish wedding song.