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October 2002
by Booklocker.com
(first published 2002)
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Paperback, 172 pages
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1591131952
(isbn13: 9781591131953)
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Historical novel based on the true story of a Dutch Jew who accompanies her six stepdaughters to Auschwitz during the Holocaust.
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Read in May, 2007
Far Above Rubies is based on the authentic story of Tante Soof, a Dutch Jew who at a late age marries into a family with six stepdaughters. When the occupation comes in 1941 and Hitler orders all Jewish teenagers to be sent to work camps, Soof (or Sofie) refuses to let her daughters be sent away on their own, and insists on accompanying them to the work camp they are sent to. Once there she does her best to keep up their spirits and health – often going without herself, in order to give them a...more
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"Far Above Rubies" is the story of a step mother's sacrifices for her daughters as she chooses to accompany them on their deportation from Holland in 1942. While a novel, the story is based on true facts, the woman existed and the events are well researched. The horrors of this book and Elie Weisel's "Night" make me wonder how the people of Europe could stand by and let this happen to so many of their neighbors and how do survivors go on with their lives?
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Read in April, 2008
A great story. Sad, clearly - about the holocaust, including the main character's experiences at Auschwitz. An inspiring, astounding tale of kindness, resilience and strength.
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Read in April, 2007
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makes great companion reading to "Diary of Anne Frank"recommends it for: adults and kids 12 and up.
That role models can come packaged as unlikely people;
That each of us has the capacity to become a hero, albeit unsung;
That history should never be forgotten.
That each of us has the capacity to become a hero, albeit unsung;
That history should never be forgotten.
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2008-Summer,Auschwitz,Poland,survivor,concentration camps,insprirational,Holocaust atrocities,strong heroine
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I read this book some years ago. It's a very powerful and deeply affecting story.
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