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Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust
Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust | Joshua M. Greene, Renee Hartman
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RENEE: I was ten years old then, and my sister was eight. The responsibility was on me to warn everyone when the soldiers were coming because my sister and both my parents were deaf. I was my family's ears. Meet Renee and Herta, two sisters who faced the unimaginable -- together. This is their true story. As Jews living in 1940s Czechoslovakia, Renee, Herta, and their parents were in immediate danger when the Holocaust came to their door. As the only hearing person in her family, Renee had to alert her parents and sister whenever the sound of Nazi boots approached their home so they could hide. But soon their parents were tragically taken away, and the two sisters went on the run, desperate to find a safe place to hide. Eventually they, too, would be captured and taken to the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. Communicating in sign language and relying on each other for strength in the midst of illness, death, and starvation, Renee and Herta would have to fight to survive the darkest of times. This gripping memoir, told in a vivid "oral history" format, is a testament to the power of sisterhood and love, and now more than ever a reminder of how important it is to honor the past, and keep telling our own stories.
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AshRaye
Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust | Joshua M. Greene, Renee Hartman
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The story itself was important, one I hadn't heard before now. I liked the idea behind it, but since it was basically transcribed from an interview, it didn't have as smooth of a flow that a book usually has.

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ValerieAndBooks
Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust | Joshua M. Greene, Renee Hartman
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I didnt know this memoir, in transcribed oral history format told by both sisters, is intended for middle grade readers. It‘s short but powerful & poignant. Renee (hearing) and Herta (Deaf) live in then-Czechoslovakia with their Deaf parents during the Holocaust. They use sign language. And they are Jewish.

As a Deaf person, I appreciate that their story has been published. I recommend for all ages. Incidentally Sept. is Deaf Awareness Month 👇

ValerieAndBooks Published earlier this year. Marlee Matlin has optioned this with the intention of making it a limited-run TV series. 2y
LibrarianRyan that is cool 2y
DivineDiana Hello Valerie! Thank you for the information. Stacked! 2y
LeahBergen Happy Birthday! ❤️📚❤️📚 1y
ValerieAndBooks @LeahBergen thank you💖! A good day. Yikes, I need to post again soon!! 1y
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