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East of the Storm

By Pankowsky, Hanna Davidson

East of the Storm book

East of the Storm

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On September 27, 1939, after the Nazi invasion, Poland ceased to exist as a nation. Ten-year-old Hanna Davidson's father, Simon, and older brother, Kazik, had been drafted to defend Warsaw. Hanna and her mother, Sofia, found themselves subjected to Hitlers efforts to dehumanize Poland's Jewish population. There seemed no choice but to submit to a ruthless tyranny. Learning that Simon and Kazik were alive in the Soviet-occupied zone of Poland, Hanna and her mother decided to risk a harrowing escape from Nazi Poland into safer Soviet territory. With only the clothes on their backs, they fled their apartment to face a daunting crossing and the threat of persecution under Stalin's regime. As recounted by Hanna, the Davidson's journey into the Soviet interior makes for an extraordinary story. More than a memoir of survival, their story is clearly one of a family whose spirit could not be destroyed by persecution, war, famine, or political oppression.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
232
Release Date:
2008-08-15
Publication Date:
2008-07-15
Publisher:
Texas Tech University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0896726274
ISBN13:
9780896726277
Weight:
386 g
Height:
150 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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