The School that Escaped the Nazis: The True Story of the Schoolteacher Who Defied Hitler | 
pickThis book hit me HARD. It‘s a necessary reminder of the Third Reich‘s atrocities, a moving examination of how one woman fought to protect vulnerable students, and a thorough look at the psychological impact on the children who were so completely denigrated and disenfranchised. It‘s impossible to ignore the contemporary parallels, and all too easy to envision how actions like book bans contribute to a similar effect.
Read it. Please. 5 stars.
pickI enjoyed this story of a Anna Essinger and the effort she put into protecting and educating her students. Early on she realized Hitler‘s rise to power would be a danger to her school, so she found a way to move it to England in 1933. Then she worked tirelessly to provide for students already in her care and to accept more as the war went on. Although not like we would today, she also supported the mental health needs of her students. ⬇️
