Spring 2025

Interrupted Lives

Nine Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust

  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 9
  • Reading Level: Grade 6

In some ways, Adele, Barney, Eric, Ernie, Frank, Judy, Magda, Rodi, and Ruth had little in common. They were born in different European countries and came from different family backgrounds. But they were all Jewish children who survived the Holocaust each in a different way—from hiding with non-Jews to surviving the horrors of a concentration camp. They prove themselves remarkably resilient as, in their own words, they each share their childhood experiences and describe how they rebuilt their lives after the end of World War II. They also reflect on the principles that have guided them and on their hopes for the future.

Format Your Price Add
979-8-7656-0776-3
On pre-order until 03/04/2025
$10.99
979-8-7656-6265-6
On pre-order until 03/04/2025
$19.99
Available at all major wholesalers and distributors. Save 25% off list price on hardcovers and ebooks when you buy direct! Digital purchases will be accessed on Lerner Digital Bookshelf. An account will be created for you after purchase.
Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 9
Reading Level Grade 6
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diversity, SEL: C Social Awareness, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2025
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Kar-Ben Publishing ®
Language English
Number of Pages 72
Publication Date 2025-03-04
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF025090, JNF007050, JNF049110
Dewey 940.53/180922
Dimensions 7 x 9
Features Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Glossary, and Sidebars

Author: Amanda Friedeman

Amanda Friedeman is Associate Director of Education at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. She also directs the Museum’s Speakers’ Bureau of Holocaust survivors and is a nationally recognized expert on incorporating voices of the Second Generation into Holocaust education.

Author: Kelley Szany

Kelley Szany is an internationally recognized leader in Holocaust, genocide, and museum education, serving on the Board of Directors for the Association of Holocaust Organizations and Educators Institute for Human Rights, as well as Co-Chair of the Illinois Holocaust & Genocide Commission. Szany has won multiple awards for her educational and human rights work. A Producer of ten documentary and virtual reality films on the Holocaust, her work has been nominated for a Midwest Emmy and awarded official selections at film festivals across the globe.