Roses in a Forbidden Garden: A Holocaust Love Story is an absolute must read. This is the inspirational survival story of a young, Jewish girl at a time when Jews were an Enemy of the State. The persecution starts off subtly enough. First, you call the Jews names and blame all your problems on them. Next, you ban them from going to schools. After that, you make them wear stars identifying them as Jews, remove them from their homes, and relocate them so that they are all together. The final step is to use them as cheap labor and kill off the ones that are not productive enough. So how does one not only survive this but manage to find true love? That is what we learn in this story.
This story follows the life of a young girl named Inge Katz as well as her family. We start off in the year 1938 when the Jews are just starting
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There are pictures of Inge Katz, her cousin Ruthie, as well as others. My favorite picture was of Ruthie and Inge wearing hats that they made out of scraps leftover from work. These images help to put faces to the names given in the book which again brings the whole story closer to home.
As I stated earlier Roses in a Forbidden Garden is a very well-written book with few errors. I must applaud Elise Garibaldi and her editor as they have left me with very little to discuss as far as the negatives of this novel. The only thing I can say is that there are a few formatting errors such as the caption on a picture being forced to the next page instead of directly underneath. However, these are barely worth mentioning and in no way detracted from the book.
Overall, I rate this book a 4 out of 4 stars. I highly recommend this book to everyone. Yes it talks about atrocities from history, but even in the midst of all that was going on, there was hope and optimism. I can only hope that the sharing and reading of stories such as this will keep this kind of cruelty from
In my eyes I loved the book I rate it a 9/10, its had a good twist and turn to it. I loved this
The main character in this story is a Jewish girl named Alicia. When the book starts she is ten years old, she lives in the Polish town of Buczacz with her four brothers, Moshe, Zachary, Bunio, and Herzl, and her mother and father. The Holocaust experience began subtly at first when the Russians began to occupy Buczacz. When her brother Moshe was killed at a “ Boys School” in Russia and her father was gathered up by German authorities, the reality of the whole situation quickly became very real. Her father was taken away shortly after the Russians had moved out and the Germans began to occupy Buczacz.
...was outstanding. She gives great insight to the horrors and the suffering and allows the reader to be placed into the same place with a large understanding of the emotions that took place. The only thing to complain about is the prolonging amount of detail on the dates and statistics. It’s hard to follow and difficult for one to pay attention and that’s where it became mundane. I can definitely confirm that it was worth the purchase and the time spent into the read. I could honestly say that I’ve already recommended it to others, and I will continue to do so. The people I’d recommend it to though is people interested in the subject and overly eager to learn about new things as opposed to my buddies.
This is one of the best, yet saddest books that I have ever read. There are so many bad things out there that are happening to good people. We just have no idea. You never know what is going on behind closed doors. I am so lucky not to have experienced anything like this growing up. There is so much reality in this book, but I never knew that reality was ever this awful. It brought me to a realization that I have never known before. It is extremely sad that something like this really did happen to such a sweet little boy.
My overall opinion of this book is good I really liked it and recommend it to anyone. It is a good book to read and it keep you interested throughout the whole book.
In conclusion, I would like to say that this book is worthwhile reading although it is a quite thick and might take longer time to finish reading it. I might not good in reviewing a book or giving criticism for something. Reading this autobiography can benefit people in many fields. Different people will see things differently. So does when reading this book, certain people might take the lessons differently and it might benefit differently. For example, as a sociological study, it could provide fascinating insights into ghetto life and the ways which an individual learned to survive in the ghetto. Meanwhile as a religious work, it does tell about how an individual is struggling in order to find his God. And it cannot be denied as it is clear that in political work is the book has had its strongest impact.
The heavily proclaimed novel “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak is a great story that can help you understand what living in Nazi Germany was like. Throughout the story, the main character, Liesel goes through many hardships to cope with a new life in a new town and to come to the recognition of what the Nazi party is. Liesel was given up for adoption after her mother gave her away to a new family, who seemed harsh at first, but ended up being the people who taught her all the things she needed to know. Life with the new family didn’t start off good, but the came to love them and her new friend, Rudy. As the book carried along, it was revealed that the Hubermanns were not Nazi supporters, and even took in a Jew and hid him in their basement later on in the book. Liesel became great friends with the Jew living in her basement, Max, who shared many similarities which helped form their relationship. Both of
I really enjoyed this book because it was not a story about the middle of the Second World War. Instead it was right before, when things were not as bad, but they were bad enough. It helped me understand how people lived before the hatred grew and how families were torn apart right from the beginning. Likewise, it gave me hope to see that not everything was destroyed and that some people were able to escape. I would recommend this book more for boys but for girls as well, between the ages of 13-15. Even though Karl’s age throughout the book is 14-17, the novel was written more for my age group. Once again this was an amazing book that I could not put down, and I am sure many others were not able to either.
Night by Elie Wiesel and Life is Beautiful share common themes. Both of these stories take place during the Holocaust, which was when Hitler wanted to annihilate all of the Jews. One theme they both share is father-son “bonding”. In both stories, 2 of the main characters are the father and son who are both going through the Holocaust. Another theme is silence. There are times in both Night and Life is Beautiful that silence plays a key role. A third theme between the two is innocence. Elie was very young when he entered into the concentration camps. Joshua is even younger when he goes through the Holocaust.
For some, it seems that the Holocaust in another lifetime, but for others it will be something they will never forget. Holocaust was a time for fighting. The Jewish would fight for the right to live as they were killed solely for being Jewish. The Holocaust began in 1939 and would continue through 1945. It was introduced by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, although he did not act alone. His mission would be to “exterminate” all minorities, but most abundantly, the Jews. Based on information given by About.com, it is estimated that 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust. Six million of these were Jews.
During the Holocaust six million Jews lost their lives, while others lost their friends, family and dignity. Helen Waterford discusses her survival in the novel Parallel Journeys . Through Helen Waterford’s journey to hide, survive, and rejoin society, she realizes that she cannot dwell on what has happened to her but learn and become wise from what she has endured.
This book is by a Jewish man name Elie Wiesel; he talks about the atrocities he witnessed as a boy committed by the Nazis during World War Two. The things that are mentioned in this book are the infamous Holocaust that claimed the lives of millions of Jews and other ethnic groups. He also finds himself deported to the infamous Auschwitz concentration/extermination camp. During his time at Auschwitz he encountered some infamous people such as Doctor Josef Mengele aka “The Angel of Death” known by his patients. He earned that nickname by performing deadly human experiments on the condemned Jews and other ethnic groups. The worst part is these horrifying events occurred when he was just twelve. The experiences he endured cause him to question his religion and slowly he loses faith in god.
I would give this book a four point five out of five stars because I really liked the book as a whole, but when it came to the wording of same characters I wasn’t comfortable with how explicit it was. I enjoyed how the author used descriptive words to show what it was like in those times, it really made me think about the story.I
This is Especially because I love dangerous and intenseful books which made this book a perfect match. I had originally not fully understood the Holocaust, and what people had to deal with. It is because of this book I have truly learned all of the facts. Number The Stars is a book that I enjoyed reading and recommend to anyone who would like to learn more about the Holocaust. The book starts off with Annemarie and Ellen Rosen running home from school. Two german soldiers stop tham and start interrogating the girls like they did something wrong just by running. They did it was a rule that all Jewish people must not run or ride their bicycles. The Nazi soldiers are putting strict rules on all jews until one day. One day can change everything even family. Peter, Annemarie's brother got taken away for buying bread and is now at a concentration camp. When I read this sentence I freaked out. “Uncle rushed in and told us that Pater was taken on the train to the camps, my heart fell (Lowry 140).This is just one one piece of evidence that made my heart drop. The book grabs the reader so much and puts the reader in the characters shoes that I was upset that Peter was dead. I can not even Imagine how Annemarie feels. As Annemarie would say “Past the Border is freedom, but there are many problems along the way” (Lowry 175). Annemarie and Ellen must hide and secretly escape Denmark before they are all dead. I should not tell to much more until you read it for yourself. In the beginning of the book you will be able to see the transition and progression of the further stages of genocide in the
The Holocaust seems to have become a common trope in cinema and literature recently rather than the focus. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is an example of how the Holocaust is being used as a vehicle for the plot of stories rather than the plot itself. Though the movie engages the audience and does a wonderful job of making the viewer sympathize and agonize over the tragedy of a Nazi family, the glaring inaccuracies and over-assumption of innocence show that the movie is not actually one about the Holocaust. Instead, it uses the Holocaust as a plot device to tell the unlikely tragedy of a Nazi family, two eight year old boys’ friendship, and their shared tragedy.