The Forgotten Names is a historical fiction story of a woman who is trying to find the original names of Jewish kids in France who were hidden from the Nazis

I thought this book was very well researched, the author stayed within the rigid historical timeline while telling a fictional story

I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I would. However, I could not shake the feeling that the author was writing for the screen, and not for a book

The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz by Ellie Midwood is an engrossing book, shining a light on brave heroes we should never forget

The author tackles several important topics religion, anti-Semitism, coming of age, discovery, love, as well as family, and loyalty, are some of them

While the subject is, indeed, very serious, there’s also playfulness within the narrative. I have no idea how Mr. Uris managed to do that

If all you know of Jewish history is the Bible or your World War II classes in school, this book attempts to fill in some of the gaps.

An alternative history novel which asks an question: what if America had elected a fascist government before World War II?

The story revolves around the life in the village, the relationship between the boy and his girl, the fishermen, family members and atmosphere

“Daughters of Iraq” by Revital Shiri-Horowitz is a well written account of Jewish Iraqi family who is forced to immigrate to Israel from Iraq in the 1950s.