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All But My Life

A Memoir

By: Gerda Weissmann Klein

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All But My Life is the unforgettable story of Gerda Weissmann Klein's six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty. From her comfortable home in Bielitz (present-day Bielsko) in Poland to her miraculous survival and her liberation by American troops--including the man who was to become her husband--in Volary, Czechoslovakia, in 1945, Gerda takes the reader on a terrifying journey. Gerda's serene and idyllic childhood is shattered when Nazis march into Poland on September 3, 1939. Although the Weissmanns were permitted to live for a while in the basement of their home, they were eventually separated and sent to German labor camps. Over the next few years Gerda experienced the slow, inexorable stripping away of "all but her life." By the end of the war she had lost her parents, brother, home, possessions, and community; even the dear friends she made in the labor camps, with whom she had shared so many hardships, were dead. Despite her horrifying experiences, Klein conveys great strength of spirit and faith in humanity. In the darkness of the camps, Gerda and her young friends manage to create a community of friendship and love. Although stripped of the essence of life, they were able to survive the barbarity of their captors. Gerda's beautifully written story gives an invaluable message to everyone. It introduces them to last century's terrible history of devastation and prejudice, yet offers them hope that the effects of hatred can be overcome.

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Hill and Wang

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1466812427

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9781466812420

The Hours After

Letters of Love and Longing in War's Aftermath

By: Gerda Weissmann Klein,Kurt Klein

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Letters of Love and Longing in War's Aftermath

By: Gerda Weissmann Klein,Kurt Klein

The love letters of Gerda and Kurt Klein, revealing one of the greatest love stories ever told. Over fifty years ago, Gerda Weissmann was barely alive at the end of a 350-mile death march that took her from a slave labor camp in Germany to the Czech border. On May 7, 1945, the American military stormed the area, and the first soldier to approach Gerda was Kurt Klein. She guided him to her fellow prisoners who lay sick and dying on the ground, and quoted Goethe: "Noble be man, merciful and good." Perhaps it was her irony, her composure, her evident compassion in the face of tragedy, that struck Kurt Klein. A great love had begun. Forced to separate just weeks after liberation and hours after their engagement, Gerda and Kurt began a correspondence that lasted until their reunion and wedding in Paris a year later. Their poignant letters reflect upon the horrors of war and genocide, but above all, upon the rapture and salvation of true love.

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Macmillan + ORM

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0312273509

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9780312273507

The Hours After

Letters of Love and Longing in War's Aftermath

By: Gerda Weissmann Klein,Kurt Klein

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Letters of Love and Longing in War's Aftermath

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All But My Life

A Memoir

By: Gerda Weissmann Klein

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All But My Life

A Memoir

By: Gerda Weissmann Klein

The experiences of a young Jewish girl in occupied Poland and Nazi concentration camps.

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274

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Macmillan

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0809024608

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9780809024605

Peregrinations

Adventures with the Green Parrot

By: Gerda Weissmann Klein

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Adventures with the Green Parrot

By: Gerda Weissmann Klein

The adventures of a young boy in Spain.

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096166990X

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9780961669904

The Windsor Caper

By: Gerda Weissmann Klein

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The Windsor Caper

By: Gerda Weissmann Klein

When two American girls, Alysa and Julie, visit London's Windsor Castle, the day turns into a much bigger adventure than expected - they find themselves locked in for the night. Taking refuge in the royal bedchamber, the girls meet some famous (and not-so-famous) figures from English history and get a crash course in heraldry. Then things turn nasty as they come face-to-face with a pair of thieves . . . This delightful, gentle and magical story by Gerda Weissmann Klein brings alive the fascinating pageantry of English history.

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0957655401

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9780957655409

Peregrinations

Adventures with the Green Parrot

By: Gerda Weissmann Klein

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The adventures of a young boy in Spain.

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