The Children's House of Belsen
Title | The Children's House of Belsen PDF eBook |
Author | Hetty Verolme |
Publisher | Politico's Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp) |
ISBN | 9781842750605 |
Hetty Werkendam, oldest of three children of a Jewish family in Amsterdam, was sent to Belsen, where she was separated from her parents to live in the Children's House. Her account of life there provides a painfully poignant, ultimately uplifting and highly unusual Holocaust story.
The Children's House of Belsen
Title | The Children's House of Belsen PDF eBook |
Author | Hetty E. Verolme |
Publisher | WERMA Pty. Ltd. atf. "The Children of Belsen Trust" |
Pages | 157 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0992297303 |
During the Holocaust the young Hetty was rounded up by the Nazis and sent for 14 long months to Belsen Concentration Camp. Hetty and her two little brothers were forcefully separated from their parents. This is her story; how she as one of the eldest children had to become the ‘Little Mother’ not only taking care of her two brothers but also forty young children living in Barrack 211 known as ‘The Children’s House of Belsen’. At fourteen-years-old, an unimaginable task amidst the inhumane conditions of hunger, cold, sickness death and despair, she kept up her spirits. A truly remarkable story of a young girl’s determination.
Luba
Title | Luba PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Random House Digital, Inc. |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1582460981 |
Presents an illustrated biography of the Jewish heroine, Luba Tryszynska, who saved the lives of more than fifty Jewish children in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during the winter of 1944/45.
The Children's House of Belsen
Title | The Children's House of Belsen PDF eBook |
Author | Hetty Verolme |
Publisher | Fremantle Press |
Pages | 313 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp) |
ISBN | 1921696702 |
Hetty's family was torn apart following the German invasion of the Netherlands. Rounded up by the Nazis and then separated from their parents, Hetty and her brothers were sent to the Children's House, within Belsen concentration camp. As one of the eldest, Hetty became the 'Little Mother', helping to care for not only her siblings, but the other children as well. In a direct and powerful style, Hetty recalls one of the remarkable, largely untold stories of the Holocaust the extraordinary struggle and survival of this group of children through these terrible years.
Hetty
Title | Hetty PDF eBook |
Author | Hetty E. Verolme |
Publisher | ReadHowYouWant.com |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 2010-10-22 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1458718808 |
This is one of the remarkable, largely untold, stories of the Holocaust, a story of hope. It is a heartwarming tale that traces the extraordinary struggle and survival of a family through those terrible years. Hetty was just twelve years old in 1943 when her family was torn apart following the German invasion of the Netherlands. Rounded up by the Nazis and then separated from their parents, Hetty and her brothers were sent to the Childrens House, within Belsen concentration camp. Hetty became the Little Mother of the camp, helping to care for the other children.
I Was a Boy in Belsen
Title | I Was a Boy in Belsen PDF eBook |
Author | Tomi Reichental |
Publisher | The O'Brien Press |
Pages | 382 |
Release | 2012-11-16 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1847174515 |
'In the last couple of years I realised that, as one of the last witnesses, I must speak out.' Tomi Reichental, who lost 35 members of his family in the Holocaust, gives his account of being imprisoned as a child at Belsen concentration camp. He was nine-years old in October 1944 when he was rounded up by the Gestapo in a shop in Bratislava, Slovakia. Along with 12 other members of his family he was taken to a detention camp where the elusive Nazi War Criminal Alois Brunner had the power of life and death. His story is a story of the past. It is also a story for our times. The Holocaust reminds us of the dangers of racism and intolerance, providing lessons that are relevant today.
From Belsen to Buckingham Palace
Title | From Belsen to Buckingham Palace PDF eBook |
Author | Edith Hofmann |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
ISBN | 9780953628032 |
Paul Oppenheimer's memoirs are not just another testimony of the Holocaust. They are a valuable historical document - especially concerning the fate of the children in Bergen - Belsen. They are also a fascinating life history of a Jewish family before, during and after the Holocaust.