A powerful book for older elementary students, Irena’s Jars of Secrets narrates the true story of a young woman who saved an estimated 2,500 Jewish children from concentration camps during World War II. Irena rescued Jewish children by often smuggling them out of ghettos and into the care of Christian families who were willing to help. She would change their names to Christian names and record their new names along with their true identities on paper. Those names were then buried under a tree in hopes of reuniting the children with their families after the war. This title is an excellent addition to any Holocaust studies curriculum. One can find this book in the juvenile nonfiction section of your library under J 940.531 VAU.
Monday, August 6, 2012
IRENA'S JARS OF SECRETS by Marcia Vaughan
A powerful book for older elementary students, Irena’s Jars of Secrets narrates the true story of a young woman who saved an estimated 2,500 Jewish children from concentration camps during World War II. Irena rescued Jewish children by often smuggling them out of ghettos and into the care of Christian families who were willing to help. She would change their names to Christian names and record their new names along with their true identities on paper. Those names were then buried under a tree in hopes of reuniting the children with their families after the war. This title is an excellent addition to any Holocaust studies curriculum. One can find this book in the juvenile nonfiction section of your library under J 940.531 VAU.
