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World War II

Cover of The Last Secret of the Secret Annex: The Untold Story of Anne Frank, Her Silent Protector, and a Family Betrayal
Non­fic­tion
The Last Secret of the Secret Annex: The Untold Sto­ry of Anne Frank, Her Silent Pro­tec­tor, and a Fam­i­ly Betrayal
Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl
Jeroen De Bruyn
Essay

The Most Want­ed Woman in WWII Nether­lands: Han­nie Schaft

Buzzy Jack­son
May 1, 2023
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Non­fic­tion
Beethoven in the Bunker: Musi­cians Under the Nazi Regime
Fred Brouwers; Eileen J. Stevens, trans.
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Non­fic­tion
The Con­fi­dante: The Untold Sto­ry of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Mod­ern America
Christo­pher C. Gorham
Essay

Find­ing Anna Rosenberg

Christo­pher C. Gorham
February 27, 2023
Cover of Israel's Moment: International Support for and Opposition to Establishing the Jewish State, 1945–1949
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Israel’s Moment: Inter­na­tion­al Sup­port for and Oppo­si­tion to Estab­lish­ing the Jew­ish State, 1945 – 1949
Jef­frey Herf
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Fic­tion
Code Name Sapphire
Pam Jenoff
Cover of The Boy Behind the Door: How Salomon Kool Escaped the Nazis
Fic­tion
The Boy Behind the Door: How Salomon Kool Escaped the Nazis
David Tabatsky
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Chil­dren’s
On the Move: Home Is Where You Find It
Michael Rosen; Quentin Blake, illus.
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Non­fic­tion
Betrayed: Child Sex Abuse in the Holocaust
Bev­er­ley Chalmers
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Fic­tion
My Moth­er’s Secret: A Nov­el of the Jew­ish Autonomous Region
Ali­na Adams
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Fic­tion
The Win­ter Orphans
Kristin Beck
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Non­fic­tion
Escape from the Ghet­to: A Sto­ry of Sur­vival and Resilience in World War II
John Carr
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Non­fic­tion
Admi­ral Hyman Rick­over: Engi­neer of Power
Marc Wortman
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Fic­tion
The Post­mistress of Paris: A Novel
Meg Waite Clayton
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The Pages
Hugo Hamilton
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