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Behind the Smile: Orphaned by Hitler's Madness

Author : PRK Brenner

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 201 pages

File Size : 48,94 MB

Release : 2011-10-06

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1465368205

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I was born during the winter of 1944 by an unwed, seventeenyear old, frightened Norwegian girl on the war-torn soil of Germany. Unknowingly, she became part of Heinrich Himmler’s plan, known as the Lebensborn Program, a master design for cultivating an Aryan race. The unfolding story is both revealing and touching. Over time slivers of buried history surfaced into the mainstream of my thinking. An orphan’s journey is revealed transforming the story into enlightened self-discovery. It wasn’t until I found the courage to face the unknown mysteries woven together by people, places and programs that healing could eventually take place. All the intertwining circumstances influenced my life, opened my eyes and helped me make peace with my inner spirit.



Fictions from an Orphan State

Author : Andrew Barker

Publisher : Camden House

Page : 216 pages

File Size : 21,46 MB

Release : 2012

Category : History

ISBN : 1571135316

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A varied, vivid view of the literary culture of the often-neglected interwar Austrian republic. The literary flair of fin-de-siècle Vienna lived on after 1918 in the First Austrian Republic even as writers grappled with the consequences of a lost war and the vanished Habsburg Empire. Reacting to historical and political issues often distinct from those in Weimar Germany, Austrian literary culture, though frequently associated with Jewish writers deeply attached to the concept of an independent Austria, reflected the republic's ever-deepening antisemitism and the growing clamor for political union with Germany. Spanning the two momentous decades between the fall of the empire in 1918 and the Nazi Anschluss in 1938, this book explores work by canonical writers suchas Schnitzler, Kraus, Roth, and Werfel and by now-forgotten figures such as the pacifist Andreas Latzko, the arch-Nazi Bruno Brehm, and the fervently Jewish Soma Morgenstern. Also taken into account are Ernst Weiss's "Hitler" novel Der Augenzeuge and 1930s works about First Republic Austria by the German Communist writers Anna Seghers and Friedrich Wolf. Andrew Barker's book paints a varied and vivid picture of one of the most challenging and underresearched periods in twentieth-century cultural history. Andrew Barker is Emeritus Professor of Austrian Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.



The Four Orphans

Author : Elizabeth Mayer

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 341 pages

File Size : 40,71 MB

Release : 2017-07-26

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1543402232

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Set during the early 1900s in a European town full of old traditions, The Four Orphans is an empowering and emotionally charged family history that evokes many thoughts and feelings within the reader as they follow the lives of the Gacek family. Following the tragic loss of their parents, newly orphaned Stefan, Maria, Anna, and Rebecca have no choice but to leave their heartbreak behind as they go through all the ups, downs, and mysteries life has to offer, alone.



An Orphan’s Wish

Author : Molly Green

Publisher : HarperCollins UK

Page : 362 pages

File Size : 21,49 MB

Release : 2018-11-29

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0008239010

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⭐ Don’t miss the new epic historical series from Molly Green, set at famous Bletchley Park: Wartime at Bletchley Park – available to pre-order now! ⭐ War rages, but the women and children of Liverpool’s Dr Barnardo’s Home cannot give up hope. A poignant, heart-warming saga to read this winter...



The Orphans of Berlin

Author : Jina Bacarr

Publisher : Boldwood Books Ltd

Page : 382 pages

File Size : 35,34 MB

Release : 2022-11-10

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1804153508

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'A moving novel of strength and resistance in the face of evil but also an inspiring journey of resilience after loss' Erin Litteken, bestselling author of The Memory Keeper of Kyiv A heartbreaking World War 2 novel that tells the story of two women’s fight for love, family and hope, as the world crumbles around them. Based on the true story of the Kindertransport rescue from Nazi-occupied Europe. Berlin, 1936. The Landau family are at the heart of their community, running a music shop in Berlin and just trying to survive. But their lives are unravelling as Hitler's power increases and the treatment of Jewish families deteriorates. Eldest daughter, Rachel, fears for her sisters' future and will do anything she can to keep them safe. Will she find hope in the darkness? Paris, 1936. As whispers of war travel over from Europe, American debutante Kay escapes her mother's grasp and travels as a reluctant spy from Paris to Berlin. But a chance meeting with the Landau family will change her life forever. Kay is determined to give Rachel and her sisters a fighting chance in a society where the youngest are paying the ultimate price, even if it means making dangerous enemies along the way... As the world marches toward war, these brave women will find strength in joining forces to save the ones they love. But they will need the support of one another more than they will ever realise in order to survive... A gripping and heart-wrenching historical novel about hope, tragedy and two women's limitless courage. Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Nightingale and My Name is Eva. Praise for The Orphans of Berlin: 'The Orphans of Berlin is a moving novel of strength and resistance in the face of evil but also an inspiring journey of resilience after loss. Delving into a lesser known angle of the Kindertransport rescue efforts, Jina Bacarr deftly combines history and compelling characters into a fast-paced, emotional WWII story that readers will love' Erin Litteken, bestselling author of The Memory Keeper of KyivReader Reviews for The Orphans of Berlin:'I wanted this book to continue! I cried with the characters! Utterly amazing story' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review 'I would give this book more than 5 stars if I could, and there's only one word to describe it...... Brilliant!!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review 'Really enjoyed this book from beginning to end a very emotional story, highly recommend everyone to read it' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review



Angel of Orphans

Author : Malky Weinstock

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 39,29 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Brussels (Belgium)

ISBN : 9781568715124

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A biography of Tiefenbrunner, born in 1914 in Wiesbaden. Pp. 31-81 deal with the Holocaust period. In 1938 Tiefenbrunner immigrated to Belgium, where he opened a home for German Jewish refugee children in Brussels. He married in 1940. In 1942 the Tiefenbrunner Home became one of the seven orphanages which operated under the auspices of the Association des Juifs en Belgique (AJB), and the only one which was religiously Orthodox. Between 1942-44 hundreds of children passed through the home, which had a capacity for ca. 40 children at any one time. Notes that feeding the children was a constant problem. After the liberation in September 1944, Tiefenbrunner continued to run the home as an orphanage for child survivors; it closed in 1960 and Tiefenbrunner died in 1962. His parents and five of his siblings perished in the Holocaust; he and two siblings survived. The book is based on interviews with family members and survivors who spent time in the home as children, relating their stories as well. Pp. 155-171 contain an account of his wartime experiences by Aron Peterfreund.



The Orphan's Tale

Author : Pam Jenoff

Publisher : MIRA

Page : 378 pages

File Size : 20,91 MB

Release : 2017-02-21

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1460396421

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Look for Pam Jenoff’s new novel, The Woman with the Blue Star, an unforgettable story of courage and friendship during wartime. A New York Times bestseller! “Readers who enjoyed Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale and Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants will embrace this novel. “ —Library Journal “Secrets, lies, treachery, and passion…. I read this novel in a headlong rush.” —Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train A powerful novel of friendship set in a traveling circus during World War II, The Orphan’s Tale introduces two extraordinary women and their harrowing stories of sacrifice and survival. Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep… When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. And in a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies and flees into the snowy night. Noa finds refuge with a German circus, but she must learn the flying trapeze act so she can blend in undetected, spurning the resentment of the lead aerialist, Astrid. At first rivals, Noa and Astrid soon forge a powerful bond. But as the facade that protects them proves increasingly tenuous, Noa and Astrid must decide whether their friendship is enough to save one another—or if the secrets that burn between them will destroy everything. Don’t miss Pam Jenoff’s new novel, Code Name Sapphire, a riveting tale of bravery and resistance during World War II. Read these other sweeping epics from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff: The Woman with the Blue Star The Lost Girls of Paris The Ambassador’s Daughter The Diplomat’s Wife The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach The Kommandant’s Girl The Winter Guest



The End of War

Author : David L. Robbins

Publisher : Bantam

Page : 530 pages

File Size : 38,72 MB

Release : 2001-05-29

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0553581384

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Berlin, January 1945. The war draws to a close, but the fight for a vanquished city -- and for history -- is just beginning. In the final months of the war in Europe, the last act of a five-year conflagration is about to be played out. As Allied generals surround the mortally wounded Nazi military machine, strategies are being formed on a greater scale than even generals can imagine. While Churchill fumes helplessly, Roosevelt makes crucial decisions that will cede Berlin to Stalin and the Russians. The stakes are no less critical for ordinary men and women, fighting to live another day.... From the chaos of the eastern front, to the desperation of a single Jewish man hidden in a Berlin basement, to the burning ambition of an American photojournalist, Robbins animates the giants who shaped history and breathes life into the heartbreaking struggles of those who merely lived it.



The Things They Carried

Author : Tim O'Brien

Publisher : HarperCollins

Page : 259 pages

File Size : 10,30 MB

Release : 2009-10-13

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0547420293

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A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing—it has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing. The Things They Carried won France's prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize; it was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.



Beneath a Scarlet Sky

Author : Mark Sullivan

Publisher : Lake Union Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 24,33 MB

Release : 2018

Category : Germany

ISBN : 9781503902374

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A teenage boy in 1940s Italy becomes part of an underground railroad that helps Jews escape through the Alps, but when he is recruited to be the personal driver for a powerful Third Reich commander, he begins to spy for the Allies.