Historical Non-fiction. Holocaust experience of a family: packed in on a ship with standing room only, sewed valuable items into hems of garments so not stolen by Nazis. Title includes name of woman? Read around 2009-2011.

[Renee]

I read this book in about 2009-2011. I don't know publication date. The title may have included the name of a woman.
It was about a family's experience during the Holocaust, I believe written by a woman.
Things I remember: graphic details of their experience on a ship where they were packed in, standing room only. They talked about items of value being sewn into the hems of garments to keep them from being stolen by the Nazis.
Since I can't remember more about the book, I'm not sure if this would be designated adult or young adult.
Thank you for reading.

[Kris]

Renee, non-fiction or fiction? For adults or teens?

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[Claire]

Were books a big part of the story?

[Renee]

I don't remember anything about books but I remember little so that may be relevant. Thank you for answering,

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

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[Kris]

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[Rainbowheart]

Marta and the Nazis?

Probably too young, but I know there's something about diamonds of jewels being hidden.

[Jade]

I think I read a similar book before 2000, may be the same one. I do distinctly remember them sewing valuable items into the hems of their clothing.

Do you remember the girl knitting a sweater for a woman? Do you remember them harvesting potatoes? If so, it might be the same book. I read a TON when I was younger and unfortunately many of them have blended together.

[SamSpayedPI]

The harvesting potatoes book might be The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia by Esther Hautzig. It's not a Nazi concentration camp, though, even though it takes place during WWII; the father is arrested by the Russians and the entire family is exiled to Siberia.

https://archive.org/details/endlessst...

[Shoshanah]

Is it Journey to America? While it doesn’t include a name in the title, the third in the series Annie's Promise does. And the points of being on a ship and hiding in clothing lining feel right from what I remember.

[Rainbowheart]

The Night Crossing?

No name in the title, though.