My Bridges of Hope by Livia Bitton-Jackson

Every now and then the press gives them some coverage, and a few poor, benighted souls will believe what they say.

There are people running around loose in the world who claim that the Holocaust never really happened, that it is just a myth or figment of someone’s imagination. However, books like this, The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, Corrie ten Boom’s The Hiding Place, even Maria von Trapp’s story, and the writings of Dietrich Bonhoffer all serve a very useful purpose. The Friedmanns were religious Jews, and early in the book it seems as if they are used almost in a prayer-like way, but later on it is obvious that they are merely interjections or exclamations. The terms “my God,” “O God,” and “dear God,” appear quite frequently. Elli is not for young children because of the intensity of the subject matter, the frank discussion of many of the changes that take place in a teenage girl’s body, and some of the crude language used by the German guards. It seems that I Have Lived A Thousand Years basically covers the same time period as Elli and was intended to replace the latter when it went out of print My Bridges of Hope is a sequel about the author’s life after Auschwitz.

It is now out of print, but I obtained a copy for her from Barnes and Noble’s out of print book service. Bitton-Jackson, I Have Lived A Thousand Years: Growing Up In The Holocaust, and My Bridges of Hope, advertised in the Scholastic catalogue and, remembering the earlier book, bought them. Recently, she saw two other books by Mrs. My wife Karen, who likes to read about the Holocaust, had read and owned a copy of this book, but it must have been lost in moving. This is the first-hand, autobiographical account of a thirteen to fourteen year old Hungarian Jewish girl who was taken captive by the Nazi SS in 1944 when Hungary was invaded by the Germans, taken to concentration camps, and eventually liberated with her mother and brother, although her father was killed. Elli: Coming of Age in the Holocaust (published in 1980 by Times Books). Reading level: Probably not suitable for anyone under age 15įor more information e-mail Livia Elli Friedmann. Language level: 3 (the Lord’s name used as an interjection) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, reprinted in 1986 Book: Elli: Coming of Age in the HolocaustĪuthor: Livia Elli Friedmann Bitton-Jackson

My Bridges of Hope by Livia Bitton-Jackson