Yellow Star
By: Jennifer Roy
Quotes
"The Russian hands each child a bar of chocolate. I have never had chocolate before in my whole life."
"This gripping and very readable narrative, filled with the astute observations of a young child, brings to life the Jewish ghetto experience in a unique and memorable way. This book is a standout in the genre of Holocaust literature." --Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
Summary
This book is about a Jewish girls experiences during the second world war. Her name is Sylvia, and she lives in Lodz, Poland. Her and her entire family are evacuated from their home and put into a ghetto.There they live among thousands of Jews. Sylvia is very young and is unable to work. Her family brings her food. When the Nazis try to rid the ghetto of children her and a few others narrowly escape. She is forced inside all the time and is lonely. Then the Nazis remove all people who are very weak and unable to work, they are sent do concentration camps. Sylvia's family stays. The Soviets come and release them from the ghetto after 6 years. Only 12 children survived and Sylvia was one of them.
Lodz Ghetto
This is a picture of the Lodz ghetto where Syvia lived. Its very dirty and not good living conditions. They live in small trailer looking houses, that are very small.
Yellow Star
This is the cover of the book and includes the main character Syvia on the front. She is required to wear the star of Jude to show she is Jewish.
Nazi's
This is a German soldier that patroled the Lodz ghetto making sure the Jews stayed in line and were not trying to rise up against them.