Lonek's Journey
Author | : Dorit Bader Whiteman |
Publisher | : Star Bright Books |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 1595720219 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781595720214 |
Rating | : 4/5 (214 Downloads) |
Download or read book Lonek's Journey written by Dorit Bader Whiteman and published by Star Bright Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, 11-year-old Lonek and his family fled to the east. When Russia invaded Poland, the family was imprisoned in a Soviet gulag. In 1941, when Germany attacked Russia, about 100,000 Poles were released from gulags and prisons and joined General Anders on a march of thousands of miles to join the Allied Forces in the Middle East. Lonek was one of the 1,000 Jewish children who traveled with them to freedom. Illustrated with photographs.