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To Hope and Back

2011-09-01 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2011-09-01
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Synopsis To Hope and Back by : Kathy Kacer

Download or read book To Hope and Back written by Kathy Kacer. This book was released on 2011-09-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lisa and Sol board the luxury ocean liner St. Louis in Hamburg, Germany on May 13, 1939. Lisa and her family are in first class; Sol and his parents are below in tourist class. Both children have mixed feelings Ð theyÕre excited to be beginning this voyage to a better life, but sad to be leaving their old lives behind. They are Jewish, as are almost all of the 937 passengers on board, and although war has not been officially declared in Europe, the Nazis have been persecuting Jews for years. As the ship sets sail for Cuba, the atmosphere is optimistic. The passengers feel fortunate to have been able to buy landing permits, and their German captain, Gustave Shršder, is determined to get them to safety. The captainÕs voice alternates with Sol and LisaÕs, revealing the details they didnÕt know. As HitlerÕs propaganda machine turns Cuba against them, the mood on board changes to despair. The St. Louis and its Jewish passengers are turned away Ð first from Cuba, then the United States, and then Canada. This was the tragic true history of the St. Louis. Denied entry from port after port, the captain was forced to return his passengers to Europe, where many died in the Holocaust. Through the eyes of Sol and Lisa Ð both of whom survived the war and shared their experiences with Kathy Kacer Ð we see the injustice and heartbreak that were caused by the prejudice and ignorance of so many.

Journey of Hope

2005-10-12 Social Science
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Release : 2005-10-12
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 224/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Journey of Hope by : Kenneth C. Barnes

Download or read book Journey of Hope written by Kenneth C. Barnes. This book was released on 2005-10-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberia was founded by the American Colonization Society (ACS) in the 1820s as an African refuge for free blacks and liberated American slaves. While interest in African migration waned after the Civil War, it roared back in the late nineteenth century with the rise of Jim Crow segregation and disfranchisement throughout the South. The back-to-Africa movement held great new appeal to the South's most marginalized citizens, rural African Americans. Nowhere was this interest in Liberia emigration greater than in Arkansas. More emigrants to Liberia left from Arkansas than any other state in the 1880s and 1890s. In Journey of Hope, Kenneth C. Barnes explains why so many black Arkansas sharecroppers dreamed of Africa and how their dreams of Liberia differed from the reality. This rich narrative also examines the role of poor black farmers in the creation of a black nationalist identity and the importance of the symbolism of an ancestral continent. Based on letters to the ACS and interviews of descendants of the emigrants in war-torn Liberia, this study captures the life of black sharecroppers in the late 1800s and their dreams of escaping to Africa.

To Hope and Back

2012 Jewish children in the Holocaust
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Release : 2012
Genre : Jewish children in the Holocaust
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Book Rating : 632/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis To Hope and Back by : Kathy Kacer

Download or read book To Hope and Back written by Kathy Kacer. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the true story of the last refugee ship to leave Germany in 1939, the St. Louis, this powerful book tells the story of two of its passengers, Lisa and Sol, who were children on board the ship. They were among the lucky ones to survive. Lisa and Sol board the luxury ship St. Louis in Hamburg, Germany on May 13, 1939. They are Jewish, as are almost all of the 937 passengers on board, and although war has not been officially declared in Europe, the Nazis have been persecuting Jews for years. As they set sail for Cuba the atmosphere on the ship is optimistic, led by the German captain Gustave Schroeder, who is determined to see his passengers to safety. But as they learn that Hitler's propaganda has turned the country against them, the mood changes to despair. Denied entry from port after port the captain is forced to return his passengers to Europe and the Holocaust ... 'A tragic story about an historical event that deserves to be told.' Quill and Quire

A Journey of Hope to Heaven and Back

2020-08-18
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Release : 2020-08-18
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Book Rating : 519/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis A Journey of Hope to Heaven and Back by : Jeanne Enstad

Download or read book A Journey of Hope to Heaven and Back written by Jeanne Enstad. This book was released on 2020-08-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is about a stubborn, German workaholic farm girl who qualified for the marathon, but instead conquered the fight of her life through 30 years of surgeries, illnesses, severe pain, job loss, loneliness, financial loss, and divorce, but kept her focus on one thing, her faith through the strength and love of Jesus, and becoming an Overcomer to help others in their struggles. With two visits to Heaven, and a special message from Jesus to you, I can tell you that life on Earth is just the beginning. Jesus has a special Home for each of us, only if we want it. The righteous will be saved, the wicked will be punished and Jesus is establishing a Heaven on Earth. The success, is going back to that very first day and trying to qualify for that race again, but this time with a tarnished, broken body and an unwavering Faith in our God. Coming soon, is her new book, "The Gift, God's Fulfilled Promises." This sequel tells the results, what happened after the first book was published and does God really keep His promises?

Meanwhile, Back at the Castle

1970 Families
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Release : 1970
Genre : Families
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Book Synopsis Meanwhile, Back at the Castle by : Hope Campbell

Download or read book Meanwhile, Back at the Castle written by Hope Campbell. This book was released on 1970. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Henderson family's plan for an island retreat takes an unusual turn when they discover the island they have just purchased in the St. Lawrence River is an independent country.

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