The Ship to Nowhere: On Board the Exodus - Couverture souple

Arato, Rona

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1772600180 ISBN 13 : 9781772600186

Editeur : Second Story Press, 2016

Synopsis

Rachel Landesman is eleven years old when she, her mother and sister are crammed on board the Exodus, a dilapidated vessel smuggling 4500 Jewish refugees risking their lives to reach Palestine, their biblical homeland. Despite all they had suffered during the Holocaust, Jewish refugees are still not wanted in many countries. Even a Canadian immigration officer famously said at the time "None is too many" when asked how many refugees Canada would take in. Nonetheless, Rachel and the other refugees refuse to give up hope when war ships surround them. Their fight, and the worldwide attention it brought, influenced the UN to vote for the creation of the state of Israel. Made famous by the Paul Newman film "Exodus", this is the first book for young people about the ship that helped make history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rona Arato, a former teacher, is the award-winning author of the children's book The Last Train. She has a strong interest in the field of human rights. From 1994 to 1998 she was an interviewer for Survivors of the Shoah, a Steven Spielberg project that recorded the histories of Holocaust survivors. Rona lives in Toronto.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

Holocaust, courage, survival, refugees, immigrants, family, adventure, Exodus, Palestine

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Second Story Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1772600180
• ISBN 13: 9781772600186
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible