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Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story | Cary Fagan

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4.5 ⭐ This is the story of Maurice, a young man who had to flee his home when Nazis took over. He had a dream all his life to become a lawyer. Because lawyers helped people. But life moving from place to place to stay away from the war and death took its toll on Maurices education. As a refugee in Jamaica, he wanted to continue his education, but the refugees were not even allowed out of camp without a day pass. So instead of going to school,

LibrarianRyan he went to his neighbors. Said teach me and I will learn. Eventually through his studies and through time he realized that the only way to get into college to go to law school was to graduate high school. So he pled his case to a local Jamaican school and then again into a university in Canada. Maurice did attain his law license and the rest of history. This book was lovingly written by Marissa‘s son. The illustrator told the story in graphic 2mo

LibrarianRyan format, and it works quite well. This book is a bit longer because it‘s a biography. This book was fantastic and I hope others read it and learn how important in education is when you are denied one. 2mo

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All But My Life: A Memoir | Gerda Weissmann Klein

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I enjoy memoirs and this one was no exception. Her portrayal of being a Jew during the Holocaust is raw and honest in that many of her feelings are typical for being a teenager. Equally impressive with her resilience was how much detail Gerda remembered. Highly recommend!

CogsOfEncouragement I read this about twenty years ago. It left quite an impression. I also highly recommend it. 5mo

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All But My Life: A Memoir | Gerda Weissmann Klein

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This was a very hard read, but l also think so important. This book shows the evil people are capable of, but also the importance of acts of kindness- no matter how small. It‘s chilling to think of how easily the German people accepted the Nazis antisemitism. A lesson to us all

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Day: A Novel | Elie Wiesel, Anne Borchardt

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“Man carries his fiercest enemy within himself. Hell isn‘t others. It‘s ourselves. Hell is the burning fever that makes you feel cold.”

The author once again grapples with life and love and death, just as he did in the first of his series: Night. This time he is flat in bed, after an accident in which he was run over by a NYC cab…

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#RushAThon Day 8
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― Elie Wiesel, quote from Day

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Andrew65 Looks an excellent read. Well done 👏👏👏 1y

Eggs @Andrew65 Thanks, it was awesome 👏🏻 1y

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Remembering: Voices of the Holocaust: A New History in the Words of the Men and Women Who Survived | Lyn Smith

I posted this singing intuitive several years ago but I think now, more than ever it needs repeating. Take two minutes watch the video and see the resilience of a people who will not be broken. The lyrics are so incredibly powerful and more relevant than ever. https://youtu.be/Vuh1-jDi7Qw?si=gOKocULMz6gLdxF2

Librarybelle Thank you for posting! ❤️ 1y

Larkken Powerful. Thank you for sharing. 1y

Caroline2 So powerful. Thank you for sharing. 1y

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dabbe Wow. 🖤🧡🖤 1y

Cinfhen I find the words so relevant- from my thorns I bore flowers and now they grow from the ashes we rise- the people of Israel live 😭😭 I‘m so emotionally drained @Librarybelle @Larkken @Caroline2 @dabbe 1y

Cinfhen I can‘t wait to hear your Tova story @TheBookHippie 🥰she sounds AMAZING 1y

sblbooks This brought tears to my eyes😢 just beautiful! 1y

Cinfhen I know @sblbooks seeing Holocaust survivors singing alongside their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren - it‘s really powerful 🫶🏼🕊️💙🤍 1y

kspenmoll 💙💙😢 1y

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A Play for the End of the World: A Novel | Jai Chakrabarti

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What a precious experience, the reading of this brilliant book.

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Day: A Novel | Elie Wiesel, Anne Borchardt

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The final book in the loosely connected Night trilogy- this was not an easy or enjoyable read. It‘s dark & philosophical begging the reader to ask why, how?! An elderly man who has physically survived the concentration camps but who is haunted in his everyday existence is hit by a cab in NYC leaving him once again fighting for survival. Dark & depressing. Not a book I‘d easily recommend.

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BarbaraBB I never knew it was a trilogy… sounds tough. Great photo though 👌🏽😘 2y

Cinfhen It‘s a loose trilogy- we are meant to follow Eli as he navigates his way from concentration camp to freedom but the other two books were not as impactful as Night. And Dawn & Day are “novellas” where as Night was autobiographical @BarbaraBB - photo was taken in the Fez airport 🤩 2y

BarbaraBB Interesting! I‘ll be visiting Fez too. Did you like it? 2y

squirrelbrain Sounds like a tough read. 2y

Librarybelle Interesting. I had not heard much about Day and Dawn. 2y

Cinfhen I did like Fez - the only city I wasn‘t crazy about was Casablanca but it was really nice to be near the water @BarbaraBB I think 12 days was just too much - we were also traveling with a group & I started to crave my own time which I didn‘t have much of. 2y

Cinfhen Dawn & Day are very intense and definitely cover the philosophical issues about survivor‘s guilt and the meaning of living a good life/ rewarding life @squirrelbrain @Librarybelle 2y

Cinfhen I forgot this was my January #BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks 2y

TheAromaofBooks Sounds intense!!! 2y

Kitta I really want to read these. 2y

Cinfhen I‘ll be curious to hear your thoughts @Kitta if you ever pick up the books…definitely was a challenging read @TheAromaofBooks 2y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen twelve days with a group sounds pretty intense indeed! I‘ll be going with my bff for 9 days. She‘s a reader too and we‘ll be traveling by train mostly, which seems quite relaxed! 2y

Cinfhen I‘m super excited to hear more about your trip @BarbaraBB do u have an itinerary yet?? 9 days is awesome and the train system looks like an excellent way to travel 2y

BarbaraBB We‘re thinking of Fez-Rabat-Tangiers-Chefchaouet. We‘ve been to Marrakech twice already and Casablanca is not that special indeed. I‘d love to hear how your itinerary looked like! We‘ll email when you‘re settled back in ❤️ 2y

Cinfhen Your itinerary sounds amazing @BarbaraBB we focused on southern Morocco but the same tour group is going back in October and they are doing Tangiers - Gibraltar - Toledo - Cordoba - Seville ( so more of Spain) I‘m not sure I want to travel with a tour group again, but it was helpful for our first time going, especially navigating the food & language 2y

BarbaraBB That‘s a great trip too they‘ll be making. But I can see why going with a tour group once is enough. The benefit of living in a small country is having to learn many languages. My friend and I speak French so that makes traveling on our own much easier. 2y

Kitta @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Agreed about Casablanca, we stopped in Essaouria which was nicer. I‘ve heard good things about Fez and Rabat. I stayed on my own for a few days in Marrakech which was daunting. My French is so-so and being a woman alone in an Arab country is difficult. That said I‘m in Egypt now by myself, and it‘s fine. But I‘m in touristy places (Cairo, Giza, Sharm El Sheik). I hope it‘s okay for you & bff, Barbara! Where do you live btw? 2y

Kitta @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Ps sorry to drop into your conversation! But it was a very interesting place to visit (riads are beautiful) despite being a bit scared at night on my own. I travel a lot by myself and never really felt that way about being out after dark alone before, but a man twisted my arm in the souk and sprained it, which freaked me out. I ended up meeting other women travelling, a bit by accident, and joined them for dinner. Be safe! 2y

BarbaraBB @Kitta thanks for dropping in! Kudos for traveling by yourself! I can imagine that you don‘t always feel safe at night. Men in Arabic countries often grow up with a totally wrong idea about western women. I am from the Netherlands. 2y

Cinfhen Glad you shared @Kitta you‘re very brave for traveling alone 🙌🏻I agree, Morocco felt safe and almost everyone I met was super respectful and friendly but the sellers in the souk and street vendors were very forceful - PERSISTENT in their desire to make a sale😅 I was just saying I want to go to Egypt!!! I‘m glad you feel safe there. How many days do you think you need?? Did you feel the earthquake yesterday??? 2y

Kitta @BarbaraBB yes they seem to have the wrong idea. I‘m also mostly queer (not a fact I‘m broadcasting here) so no matter what they offer, I‘m not interested! One man offered me 200 camels yesterday for marriage lol. Oh the Netherlands, cool! I‘ve never been but it‘s on my list. My travel list is a lot like my TBR list, it‘s pretty big. 2y

Kitta @Cinfhen yeah most people are friendly but the sellers are crazy! Egypt is similar, people are trying to make a sale and everything requires tips. I‘m only here a week. I‘m doing Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, and Sharm El Sheik for scuba diving. I‘d add Luxor and Alexandria as well if I was doing it again but I had limited time and wanted to prioritize diving this trip. I ❤️🤿 it‘s some of the best in the world. No didn‘t feel the earthquake! 2y

Cinfhen Cool @Kitta ♥️My son was recently in Thailand and got his scuba certification there. I‘m terrified for some reason but I‘m obsessed with undersea life. I‘m sure it‘s amazing 🤩 2y

Kitta @Cinfhen that‘s so cool! I‘ve been diving in Thailand, it was great. I‘m sure he enjoyed it a lot. My dad is too scared too, but it‘s a great way to see undersea creatures, and shipwrecks! I recommend everyone tries it if they‘re a good swimmer. 2y

Cinfhen #MaybeOneDay @Kitta 😊🤿 2y

BarbaraBB @Kitta 200 camels lol! But I totally see why you wouldn‘t fall for it! 2y

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