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1. Sons and soldiers: the untold story of the Jews who escaped the Nazis and returned with the U.S. Army to fight Hitler

Book cover for Sons and soldiers.
Author:
Henderson, Bruce, 1946-
Formats:
Book, Audio CD, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook
Description:
As Jewish families were trying desperately to get out of Europe during the menacing rise of Hitler's Nazi party, some chose to send their young sons away to uncertain futures in America, perhaps never to see them again. As these boys became young men, they were determined to join the fight in Europe. Known as the Ritchie Boys, after the Maryland camp where they were trained, these army recruits knew what would happen to them if they were captured....

2. When the angels left the old country

Book cover for When the angels left the old country.
Author:
Lamb, Sacha
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook
Description:
"Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shtetl). The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their village to America. When one of those young people, Essie, goes missing, Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her. Along the way,...