Elsie's War: A Story of Courage in Nazi Germany - Hardcover

Smith, Frank Dabba

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0711218617 ISBN 13: 9780711218611

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2003

Synopsis

A follow-up to My Secret Camera, this photographic testimony for children is the inspiring story of Elsie Kuhn-Leitz, a member of one of the wealthiest families in Germany, who risked everything in order to help those who were being persecuted by the Nazis during the Second World War. The Gestapo found out about Elsie's activities, and she was torn from her children and imprisoned in dreadful conditions. The book tells a story of courage and self-sacrifice in a time of great adversity, illustrated with photographs from the Leica archives and from Elsie's own family collection.

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Review:

A sombre, yet inspiring account of sustained integrity and courage. (Time Out)

Older primary school children would find this story of how Elsie Kuhn-Leitz and her family helped many Jewish people escape from Nazi Germany most inspiring. (English 4-11)

Synopsis:

A follow-up to "My Secret Camera", this photographic testimony for children is the inspiring story of Elsie Kuhn-Leitz, a member of the wealthy "Leica camera" family, who risked everything in order to help those who were being persecuted by the Nazis during World War II. The Gestapo found out about Elsie's activities and was torn from her children and imprisoned in dreadful conditions. The book tells a story of courage and self-sacrifice in a time of great adversity, illustrated with photographs from the Leica archives and from Elsie's own family collection.

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0711218617
• ISBN 13: 9780711218611
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32