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Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust
Told in short, gripping chapters, this is an unforgettable true story of survival. The author was featured in Steven Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. At just 15, her mother, and brother were taken from their Romanian town to the Auschwitz-II/Birkenau concentration camp. When they arrived at Auschwitz, a soldier waved Elly to the right; her moth...more
ebook, 144 pages
Published
February 1st 2010
by Scholastic Press
(first published 2007)
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Nov 20, 2009
Kristen
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Adolescents and anyone interested in hearing a first-hand holocaust story
Shelves:
english-420,
adolescent-lit
Genre/Category: Nonfiction
This was an eye-opening, heart-wrenching story of a woman who was her family's only survivor of the holocaust. Written in very short chapters, like snippets of memories that come back to her, Elly Berkovits tells about what is was like to live and work in a concentration camp. She also tells what it was like to try to begin her life again after being released and discovering that her parents and her only brother are dead. She lives alone until she meets a man who also s...more
This was an eye-opening, heart-wrenching story of a woman who was her family's only survivor of the holocaust. Written in very short chapters, like snippets of memories that come back to her, Elly Berkovits tells about what is was like to live and work in a concentration camp. She also tells what it was like to try to begin her life again after being released and discovering that her parents and her only brother are dead. She lives alone until she meets a man who also s...more
For some reason I am fascinated by stories about the Holocaust. This is a true story of a young fifteen-year-old girl named Elly who grew up in Hungary and was forced from her home and sent to live in a Ghetto with her mother and younger brother in the spring of 1944. Her father had already been drafted in June of 1942 into a forced-labor camp. He was forced to march on foot with no food, water, shoes, or warm clothes. One day, he and his group were forced into a trailer, the doors locked, and t...more
Read this with Lucy to aid her comprehension. We alternated reading chapters aloud then discussed what we read. It is a short and deceptively simple holocaust memoir. At first the vocabulary and story is simplistic and while the writing level remains low-ish the brutality of Elly's experiences still pack an emotional punch, Each chapter and experience is bleaker than the one before. both Lucy and I had trouble reading aloud and discussing some passages because they were so shocking and heart bre...more
Elly is a autobiography written by Elly Berkovits Gross, who was a fifteen year old jew living in the Holocaust in concentration camps. The plot of this book was very interesting and original. I liked how her chapters were about a different event each time. Although the chapters were short they were filled with great detail and emotion. The setting in this book is mostly in the Aushwitz/ Birkenau concentration camp. This sad tale is extremely authentic as it takes place in WWII, with real dates...more
Elly My True Story of the Holocaust is a nonfiction book by Elly Berkovits. This book is about a series of miracles that kept the protagonist, Elly, away from death's door. I thought the plot of this book to be reasonably engaging although I do think the author could have extended the length of this book from its measly 107 pages so it can be more detailed and, therefore, more engaging. Her description of her time in the Auschwitz-II/Birkenau concentration camp really helps you appreciate the re...more
The book, Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust, by Elly Berkovits Gross, is told by a girl who miraculously survived the Holocaust concentration camps. Based on my knowledge, this is an accurate story told by the survivor herself. Elly was saved my miracle after miracle with her blonde hair and blue eyes. When she was transported to a camp with her mother and brother she was sent to the non-killing side where her mother and brother were sent to the killing side. Elly has made it through all of t...more
Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust is a true story about a young girl that was taken by the Nazi's. She overcomes many challenges as she lives through the treturous conditions of the concentration camps. By a series a miracles, Elly manages to survive. She then finds a husband, and moves to America. Despite Elly's challenging childhood, she overcame it and she had a wonderful family and graduated college. Elly is an autobiography. Because of this her book if very accurate. Because Elly was a J...more
Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust is an autobiography about a young girl who gets shipped off to a concentration camp with the rest of her family. Since this book is an autobiography all the content is accurate. The characters are all believable because they were real people. Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust is a interesting story about the trials that Elly faced. She recieved many miracles. Because she had blonde hair and blue eyes, she was spared. Many of the soldiers at the concentrati...more
Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust, is a true story about a young girl who was taken into the hands of the German Soldiers with her mother and her younger brother. Her father had been taken as a laborer years before. This is a touching tale about a young girl and how she found her strength to survive the Holocaust, and all of its treturous times and terrible misery. The content of the book is very accurate and overwhelmingly authentic. Elly herself writes about her life, and does it in an inte...more
My computer was down for a while so I've been catching up on reviews and forgot i had read this. Elly seems a little boring at first but the short and matter-of-fact chapters keep it going. It definitely gets better when we reach the concentration camp. The story is truly touching and moved me. I was sad because I realized this wasn't fiction. This had happened to this poor girl. I almost didn't want to believe these horrible things were real but they were and that's what makes the story all the...more
Jul 18, 2010
Emily Colville
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Everyone
I read this book because my reading teacher told us to chose any biography to do our project on. I came home and found this book on my shelf from when my sister-in-law gave it to me. This book inspired me, no joke. It was so sad and so powerful. A week later I emailed Elly, the girl who wrote and starred in this book. She replied to my email. She was so sweet and greatful. This book changed the way I looked at the Holocaust and I read it in one day because it's not every long. Very informational...more
Elly is the story of a girl growing up with the holocaust as a part of her life. She survived through the war and is able to tell her amazing story for herself. She grows up going to school with Nazi soldiers at every corner. Being a Jew, she is taken away as a very young girl, one of the youngest in the concentration camp. She tells the stories of the horrible things that happen to the people in the camps from receiving beatings to being gassed and killed in mass amounts. The plot was well cons...more
This novel is the first person account of Elly Berkovits Gross, a WWII Jew and Holocaust victim. She is sent off to a concentration camp and then separated from her mother and brother, who she never sees again. She is treated horribly with extreme brutality and malnourishment. This tragic story really informs the reader of what the Holocaust was like, particular for residents of the wretched Nazi killing centers. The setting and time period are portrayed as accurately as possible, considering th...more
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On top of a tall tree, a bird family has a nest. There are Papa, Mama, Sue, and Bob Bird. One day, Papa was called with many others to report to the bird center. As many other birds, Papa Bird never returned. Soon every bird was summoned; Mama, Sue, and Bob Bird with all the other birds arrived at the center. It was very crowded. Sue Bird got lost, Mama and Bob Bird disappeared. Desperately Sue looked for Mama and Bob Bird, but could not find them. Suddenly the sky got dark an...more
On top of a tall tree, a bird family has a nest. There are Papa, Mama, Sue, and Bob Bird. One day, Papa was called with many others to report to the bird center. As many other birds, Papa Bird never returned. Soon every bird was summoned; Mama, Sue, and Bob Bird with all the other birds arrived at the center. It was very crowded. Sue Bird got lost, Mama and Bob Bird disappeared. Desperately Sue looked for Mama and Bob Bird, but could not find them. Suddenly the sky got dark an...more
Elly: The True Story of the Holocaust, by Elly Berkovits Gross, is the story of her life as she if forced to encouter the Holocaust. Placed in Elly's Romanian hometown, this nonfiction books leads you through her life where she, at age 15, is forced to leave her home and taken the the Auschwitz-II/Birkenau camp where she is tragically separated from her mother and brother. Through out many short chapters the plot unfolds about her life and how she deals with the experience of being alone in the...more
I think this was an excellent book. My favorite part about it was the poem "Please Come, Mommy. I Miss You." I feel like this poem was very raw and helped me understand a little bit more about how difficult it was to be a Jewish person during the Holocaust. Elly was sick, cold and so scared and the only thing that could have made her feel better was the touch of her mother, who was executed in the concentration camp.
This book was sad. I was getting ready to cry. All things about the holocaust make me disgusted and sad and depressed. This book had really weird 'chapters' (not sure if they were chapters because they were really short) because she would be in the city then they would talk alt the weather. Otherwise it was really good. There should be more stories out there like this.
This book is written for the younger readers of the Holocaust. The chapters are short and easy to read and understand without too much detail.
I loved the pictures included in the middle, and Gross was truly a beautiful child.
The story seemed a bit disjointed, but it was interesting. I would love to read a longer version of this story.
I loved the pictures included in the middle, and Gross was truly a beautiful child.
The story seemed a bit disjointed, but it was interesting. I would love to read a longer version of this story.
Nov 23, 2012
April
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people interested in the Holocaust and Eastern Europe
Recommended to April by:
Grassroots bookstore
The format is simply. Short narrative chapters, told in a straightforward manner. Of course, this is a Scholastic book so it is geared toward school-age children, but I think even children appreciate some dialog and description. I still feel this story is a valuable contribution and should be read. Elly's story is heartbreaking. By the end of the book, I felt close to her and felt very sorry for all that she endured. I especially liked her family photos. Each of her children have contributed a f...more
Elly is a very informing 3rd person narrative nonfiction. It is an autobiography written by Elly Berkovits Gross, and has a very interesting and credible plot. Elly is sent to a concentration camp during WWII, and portrays it in a very euthentic way. The author expresses her horrible experience as the themes of resilience and friendship arise. She meets many people during her ordeal and does her best to describe and portray these very believable characters. The writing style requires you to thin...more
This is a very short autobiographical book, which tells of a 15 year girl's experience in a concentration camp in WWII. If you have read other similar accounts, this story will not add alot of new information, but it is good to be reminded again, as the story needs to be told by many so we never forget.
Elly is a true story about a gilr telling her experience on the holocaust. The author of this book is the protagonist of this true story. Elly was seperated by her family at age 15 and lives through the holoscaust not knowing what her father, mother, and little brother have been through. I recommend this book to people who want to go in-depth with the holocaust. I thought this book was very sad, but knowledgable, and interesting as well.
This is a holocaust book meant for a younger crowd. A good place to start learning about something no one should ever forget. Elly went through some pretty serious things, but this is not as graphic as most accounts I have read.
This was an eye opener! It does not matter how many books you read on the subject you are always astounded by the atrocities that people have survived. This book was very well written and I would recommend it to anyone. I loved it, and was saddened along with her and hopefully as well and felt a victory when she was free.
This book was short, but it provided a lot of information. It really gives you the feel of what it was like to live in a concentration camp. This is a good book for kids or adults beginning to learn about the holocaust.
Big words; short chapters; amazing message and story. It always shocks me when I realize this story happended only just 70 years ago. That not even two of my lifetimes! How this genocide was constructed I'll never know.
This book was a great book! It taught me all about the Holocaust and World War 2. It made me feel bad for everyone who had to deal with the Nazis. I would recomend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about World War 2.
Heartbreaking first person narrative of her time in Auschwitz/ Berkenau. Fifteen when separated from her mother and brother, Elly Gross tells her own story of life as a Jew in Eastern Europe during World War II, day-to-day life in a concentration camp, and how holocaust survivors often had no one to go home to after becoming free. Though she survived, she carries with her the memories of a terrible time.
May be a nice supplement to Ellen Klages' White Sands, Red Menace, as the engineers and scien...more
May be a nice supplement to Ellen Klages' White Sands, Red Menace, as the engineers and scien...more
I learned how tough those times must have been and that I should be grateful that I have a loving family. I should really learn to love what has been given to me.
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