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Night by Elie Wiesel
Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie's wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author's original intent. And in a substantive new preface, Elie reflects on the enduring importance of Night and his lifelong, passionate dedication to ensuring that the world n
Aug 261 min read


Meet the Docents: Orange County’s Unsung Champions of Arts and Culture
August 10, 2026 Culture OC article by Anne Valdespino If you think docents and volunteers simply greet visitors and give tours, think again. We take an inside look at the passion, professionalism and value they bring to Orange County’s cultural institutions. He stands quietly in the gallery. Then, if you linger on a painting, he’ll engage. Henry Stiepel explained his method for getting visitors to take a serious look at a single masterpiece where he volunteers at the Hilber
Aug 1110 min read


Number the Stars
Lois Lowry Clarion Books 978-0-547-57709-8 A perennial favorite, first published in 1989, "Number the Stars" tells the fictional story of...
Sep 26, 20231 min read


The Ghost Tattoo
Dr. Tony Bernard Kensington Publishing On-Sale: September 26, 2023 978-0-8065-4258-4 A very powerful read! The compelling tale of a son...
Sep 19, 20231 min read


999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz
"999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz" Heather Dune Macadam Citadel Press Books, 2020...
Jul 31, 20231 min read


The Boys Who Challenged Hitler
“The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club” Phillip Hoose The Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Published 2015,...
May 23, 20231 min read


The Auschwitz Photographer
“The Auschwitz Photographer: The Forgotten Story of the WWII Prisoner Who Documented Thousands of Lost Souls” Luca Crippa & Maurizio...
May 9, 20231 min read


By Bread Alone: The Story of A-4685
Mel Mermelstein Published 1979, Crescent Publications 978-0-9606-5340-9 Powerful and readable, this narrative carries you along with...
May 9, 20231 min read


The Twin Children of the Holocaust
“The Twin Children of the Holocaust: Stolen Childhood and the Will to Survive” Nancy L. Segal Published 2023, Academic Studies Press...
May 8, 20231 min read


I Have Lived A Thousand Years
Livia Bitton-Jackson Winner of the Christopher Award Published 1997, Simon & Schuster 978-0-689-82395-4 This is the poignant story of...
May 8, 20231 min read


Four Perfect Pebbles
Lila Perl and Marion Blumental Lazan American Library Association Notable Book Published 1996, Greenwillow Books 978-0-06-248996-8 “Four...
May 2, 20231 min read
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