Hiding Edith Book

A part of the Holocaust Remembrance series of books designed for young readers, this book is equally important for readers of all ages. The true story of 11 year old Jewish girl,Edith Schwalb,whose family had to escape Vienna, travel to Belgium and then to southern France, desperate to find safety. Her father was taken away to a concentration camp and her brave mother explored possibilities for her four children that would give them a chance of survival. In one of the most noble displays of civic responsibility, an entire French town, Moissac, took on the collective duty of keeping dozens of Jewish children safe in a Scouting organization camp. If the mayor was told that the Nazis were to conduct a search, he sent a warning and the children and their careers camped out, Boy Scout style for a week at a time. But even this safety was taken away as the war progressed and Edith had to assume the identity of a Catholic girl and live as an orphan in another French town, a very terrifying time with the risk of her true identity being discovered. Her father's fate was especially tragic. He survived Auschwitz only to die from over feeding by the well meaning but ill informed American doctors. Edith married a fellow survivor and took her entire family to Toronto, Canada where she raised a fine family in that country's welcoming peace and safety. Kathy Kacer should be very proud of her series of Holocaust books. I have read Hana's Suitcase and I will be searching for The Diary of Laura's Twin.