{"product_id":"9781681157092-under-the-rubble","title":"Under the Rubble","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hidden Letters of the Warsaw Ghetto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this true story of courage and defiance, prisoners of the Warsaw Ghetto write and bury deep underground a complete record of what they endured. After the war, Hersh Wasser, the only survivor who knows where the records are buried, leads the effort to recover them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn WWII, the Nazis forced nearly 450,000 Polish Jews into the Warsaw Ghetto. By the end of the war, most had been killed. How did their stories survive?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland setting off WWII. The following year Nazis forced Polish Jews into a crowded ghetto in the capital city of Warsaw. By the end of the war, most of those imprisoned were dead, either in concentration camps or in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut miraculously, their stories survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the Jewish prisoners of Warsaw Ghetto realized that Nazi atrocities might go unanswered, they courageously risked their lives and resisted with just pen and paper as their weapons. In an act of defiance, they wrote and buried deep underground a complete record of what they endured. After the war, Hersh Wasser, the only survivor who knew where the records were buried, lead the effort to recover them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis true story of the Oneg Shabbat Archive was the subject of an award-winning adult book and documentary film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart mystery, part adventure, part tragedy, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Rubble\u003c\/i\u003e tells this courageous, true story as an age-appropriate introduction to the Holocaust.\u003c\/b\u003e The book includes notes from those who were part of the effort to recover the cannisters. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtensive backmatter includes a historical note, glossary, and a list of resources for further learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58856299397494,"sku":"9781681157092","price":16.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_42719176.jpg?v=1790826857","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781681157092-under-the-rubble","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}