Bibliograph

Gazing at the stars, memories of a child survivor, Eva Slonim

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Gazing at the stars, memories of a child survivor, Eva Slonim

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

portraitsplatesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gazing at the stars

Responsibility statement

Eva Slonim

Sub title

memories of a child survivor

Summary

These events, the persecution of my people, have simply become part of the collection of facts that people now call 'history'. I lived these facts every day. They are part of my memory. 'History' tells us that the Jews of Bratislava were persecuted by the invading Nazis. What it doesn't tell us is how it feels, as a nine-year-old girl, to have your bicycle forced from your hands, confiscated by a soldier while your father watches, powerless

Target audience

adult

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