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The Flag with Fifty-Six Stars: A Gift from the Survivors of Mauthausen
On May 6, 1945, when members of the 11th Armored Division of the U.S. Army marched into Mauthausen concentration camp, they were presented with an extraordinary gift. A group of prisoners had surreptitiously pieced together a U.S. flag with an extra row of stars. This inspiring account of the liberation of one of the Third Reich's most infamous camps is a tribute to the hu...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
March 28th 2005
by Holiday House
(first published 2005)
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It's 1945 at a concentration camp named Mauthausen, during World War 2. When the Americans came to rescue the prisoners, they were presented with an extraordinary gift. Despite their desperate and starving conditions, a group of the prisoners had sewed scraps of sheets and jackets together to make a U.S. flag. But they had made a mistake. They had added an extra row, making it 56 stars. But it's still it's amazing that they made it.
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older children studying the Holocaust or who want to read an inspiring true story
I love these children’s picture books that have some relationship with the Simon Wiesenthal Center. As with the others I’ve seen, this one mentions which publications are suitable for children in the References list. There are many good resources in the back of the book.
This is an incredible story of how the concentration camp inmates at Mauthasen, starving and in life threatening states, made an American flag as liberation drew close. It doesn’t sound as though Simon Wiesenthal part...more
This is an incredible story of how the concentration camp inmates at Mauthasen, starving and in life threatening states, made an American flag as liberation drew close. It doesn’t sound as though Simon Wiesenthal part...more
I love this story! Susan Goldman Rubin's The Flag with Fifty-Six Stars: A gift from the Survivors of Mauthausen is beautiful. Mauthausen is one of the most notorious death camps and to read such a wonderful story of survival and hope is awe inspiring. The book begins with a simplistic introduction of how Mauthausen came to be, with quotes from survivors, soldiers and townspeople included. A great list of references and resources is included at the end of the book.
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JAR6OS-Rub American flag made by non-Americans while in a Concentration camp-awesome story
More an illustrated story than a picture book, it tells a small piece of Holocaust history. The writing is clear and informative, and a note at the back provides further information about Simon Wiesenthal and the work of the Wiesenthal Center in California. Not for younger children. Older children who read this will have questions and will want to read more.
Touching story of the prisoners freeed from the Mauthausen concentration camp at the end of World War II, and how they wanted to make an American flag to show their appreciation, respect, and honor for the American soldiers who liberated them.
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