Shadow of the Wall
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.22 (632 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0688152910 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Though Misha and his family are fictional characters, Korczak did actually live and work in the ghetto, and his deeds certainly merit recounting. Ironically, the novel's most powerful moments occur when the sad, ugly truth seeps out through the weak story line--on these occasions, the claustrophobia of doomed lives in the ghetto becomes almost tangible. Conditions in the Warsaw ghetto have grown steadily worse, forcing Misha to become a smuggler and black marketeer. . This, however, is a frustrating book, for the author's storytelling ability does not equal her gra
Daniel L. Berek said Risking Life to Preserve Life - A Book That Deserves Greater Recognition. To keep his ailing mother alive, Misha Edelstein must risk his life to smuggle what bits of food he can find into the Warsaw Ghetto during the Nazi occupation of the city in World War II. Later on, he must risk his life to smuggle his baby sister out of the Ghetto, into the hands of kind strangers, in the hope that she may survive. Adding to the theme of the meaning of life in the face of death is that much of the story takes place in Janusz Korczak's orphanage in the Ghetto. Dr. Korczak, along with Mrs. Stefa and Miss Eszterka and several of the orphans were all real p. Myle's Fantastic Review Shadow of the WallThis is a story about a boy that survived what seemed to be the impossible, when he was very young his father died of a disease. His mother sent him to an orphanage; she eventually started to live there. After Misha was older he started to smuggle food in from the "outside" for his family because his mother was very sick and couldn't work. Eventually Mishas mother died, leaving him and his two sisters. The Nazis started to give terrible punishments to people who broke the law, if Misha was caught smuggling food he would be killed. The Nazis are prepari. Shadow of the Wall Mary E. Young Thirteen year old Misha and his sister Rachel live in the Warsaw ghetto orphanage ran by Dr. Korczak. Although Misha and his sister are fictional, other characters in the book are not. In order to survive, Misha smuggles goods out of the ghetto, returning with much needed food and provisions. At the age of 16, Misha leaves the orphanage and joins the underground resistance group. A decision which saves his life from the liquidation of the orphanage.Overall, the book was only so-so. The author struggles to find words to adequately describe the horrors of the ghetto. The
Living with his family in the Warsaw Ghetto, Misha is befriended by Dr. Korczak, and finds a purpose to his life when he joins a resistance group.