Holocaust child : Lalechka, an inspirational story of survival / Amira Keidar.

London : Ad Lib Publishers, 2021.

272 pages ; 20 cm

In 1941 at the height of World War II, in a Polish ghetto, a baby girl named Rachel is born. Her parents, Jacob and Zippa, are willing to do anything to keep her alive. They nickname her Lalechka. Just before Lalechka's first birthday, the Nazis begin to systematically murder everyone in the ghetto. Her father understands that staying in the ghetto will mean certain death for his child. In both desperation and hope, Lalechka's parents decide to save their daughter. Zippa smuggles her outside the boundaries of the ghetto where her Polish friends, Irena and Sophia, are waiting. They take on the burden of caring for Lalechka during the war, pretending she is part of their family despite the grave danger of being discovered and executed. This story is based on the journal written by Zippa during the annihilation of the ghetto, as well as on interviews, rare documents, and authentic letters.

9781913543075 (pbk)

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940.5318092

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