The Hidden Children by Jane Marks - ISBN: 9780449906866
Paperback
Forgotten Jewish children’s wartime survival stories, a testament to courage.

The Hidden Children

The Secret Survivors of the Holocaust

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    14 March 1995

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Summary

They hid wherever they could for as long as it took the Allies to win the war – Jewish children, frightened, alone, often separated from their families. For months, even years, they faced the constant danger of discovery, fabricating new identities at a young age, sacrificing their childhoods to save their lives. These secret survivors have suppressed these painful memories for decades.

Now, in The Hidden Children, twenty-three adult survivors share their moving wartime exper…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780449906866
ISBN-10:0449906868
Author:Jane Marks
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Fawcett
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:14 March 1995
Weight:388g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm x 19mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“These individuals’ stories remind us that humans can survive the vilest adversity, and go on to live lives that are wholesome and good.”

– Detroit Free Press



“A stirring saga of courage…The Hidden Children prodigiously helps us to remember what we dare not forget.”

– Jewish Sentinel

“Powerful and gripping…In the literature of the Holocaust, Marks has added a remarkable contribution.”

– Booklist

“Remarkable and moving.”

– Houston Chronicle

About The Author

Jane Marks

Jane Marks is an author and journalist whose article in New York magazine became the basis for her book, Hidden Children- The Secret Survivors of the Holocaust. Marks wrote Hidden Children “to leave a lasting record how these children lived in hiding; to make the world aware of the exceptional courage and goodness that emerged in the midst of unspeakable tragedy.”

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