The Girls of the Glimmer Factory

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… ~ I love learning about the Holocaust (so many different stories of bravery and depravity) ~ I would hope that I would be as brave as the characters that I read about ~ We should always read to learn, so as NOT TO REPEAT!! This was a story told from two points of view. Hilde, a young woman who believes in the mission of the Reich. Hannah, a young jewish woman determined to wait out the war, safely. Their paths have crossed before and will so again. Hannah was set to relocate to Palestine with her family before getting sick. Her grandfather stays with her and they will meet the family when they get their travel papers. However, they are sent to Theresienstadt, a model ghetto where the Nazis plan to make a propaganda film to convince the world that the Jewish people are living well in the camps. Hilde, wants to prove herself to the Reich and the Nazi cause and works in the Ministry of Enlightenment. She wants to help create the film that will prove Hitler’s plans for Jewish containment. This is a must read story for anyone who thinks that fascism can’t happen. This is a story for all those who want to dig a littler deeper into the atrocities of this time and the stories of resistance and survival. This is not an easy read but such a necessary read. It is very well researched and very well written!! Jennifer Coburn is a favorite author of mine because she tells the story of such a difficult time, with such grace and compassion. (There are those who would erase this time in history! So, educate yourself with learning and reading about this time period!) 5 HUGE stars for me!