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During World War Two, in the concentration camp Terezin, something grew

The Tree of Life: How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World by Elisa Boxer

January 7, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Tree of Life: How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World by Elisa Boxer and illustrated by Alianna Rozentsveig was not what I expected. I think I assumed it would be a lot darker than it was, but oddly enough, it is a hopeful introduction to the subject and one that does offset the darkness of the situation and times.  Perhaps things are a bit more poetic than the actual events were (a teacher in Terezin risks her life to ask another prisoner (also risking […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: 1939-1945, Alianna Rozentsveig, Elisa Boxer, Holocaust, Judaism, Terezin, World War, World War II

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:8 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: 1939-1945, Alianna Rozentsveig, Elisa Boxer, Holocaust, Judaism, Terezin, World War, World War II ·
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A love story wedded to a tale of horror

February 23, 2014 by Valyruh 1 Comment

  Novels on the Holocaust are always difficult reading on an emotional level, and this one was no exception. Richman’s writing is simple and evocative, intimate and universal, and I got lost in the world of her two tragic lovers while sobbing at the horrors she depicted in the Nazi concentration camps Terezin and Auschwitz. Although told as a love story, Richman gives us a tale of genuine heroes, Jewish artists and musicians who struggled to keep their humanity amidst inhumanity, and who fought to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: art, Auschwitz, heroism, Holocaust, Prague, Terezin, tragedy

Valyruh's CBR6 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: art, Auschwitz, heroism, Holocaust, Prague, Terezin, tragedy ·
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