Thoene, B: Warsaw Requiem

Hitler's shadow looms over Poland. Will Nazi bombers soon circle the beloved city of Warsaw? It's May 1939. Aaron Lubetkin, esteemed rabbi of Muranow, is released from a Warsaw prison. But he and his family-beautiful Etta, daughter Rachel, and sons David, Samuel, and baby Yacov-remain targets of Hitler's sinister plot. In the free city of Danzig, Lucy Strasburg flees in terror from SS officer Wolf von Fritschauer. If he finds her, the consequences for Lucy and her newborn will be dire. Yet each day the web around her tightens. Imprisoned pastor Karl Ibsen refuses to compromise, to bend to the Nazi will. But will he break if his children, Lori and Jamie, are caught and tortured? How long can they evade the Nazis' clutches? As Hitler's darkness spreads, it is only a matter of time. . . . Special Feature: Study questions suitable for individual use or group discussion.