Dayton Holocaust Resource Center

Discusses the liberation of Europe and the aftermath of the Holocaust.

Describes the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum which opened in Washington, D.C. in 1993

This volume examines five instances of the darker side of the American immigration story that provide a counterweight to the larger and better-known narrative of positive immigration.

Just before World War II, Anya Rosen and her family leave their home in Odessa for Shanghai, believing it will be a safe haven. At first, Anya's life in Shanghai is privileged and relatively carefree. Then Anya finds a baby-a newborn bonded on the street.

A young Japanese American boy's family reunites after World War II ends.

Near the start of World War II, young Manami, her parents, and Grandfather are evacuated from their home and sent to Manzanar, an ugly, dreary internment camp in the desert for Japanese American citizens.

Culling information from extensive, previously unpublished interviews and oral histories with Japanese American survivors of internment camps, Martin W. Sandler gives an in-depth account of their lives before, during their imprisonment, and after their release.

This true story, set in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. As a young boy Kenichi “Zeni” Zenimura dreams of playing professional baseball. He grows up to be a successful player, playing with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig! When the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor in 1941, Zeni and his family are sent to one of ten internment camps where more than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry are imprisoned without trials. While there he brings the game of baseball and hope to those imprisoned.

Just seventy-five years ago, the American government did something that most would consider unthinkable today: it rounded up over 100,000 of its own citizens based on nothing more than their ancestry and, suspicious of their loyalty, kept them in concentration camps for the better part of four years. Uprooted takes a close look at the history of racism in America and carefully follows the treacherous path that led one of our nation's most beloved presidents to make this decision.

A series of interviews with Japanese Americans, who were placed in internment camps during World War II because of their Japanese ancestry.

Thirteen-year-old Piper Davis records in her diary her experiences beginning in December 1941.

The true story of the impact that the internment of Japanese living in the U.S. during World War II had on one family.

At the start of World War II, Japanese American Aki and her family are sent to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona while Mexican American Sylvia's family leases their Orange County, California, farm and begins a fight to stop school segregation.

Uses photographs and eyewitness accounts to examine the lingering fallout from the Holocaust.

Before she leaves for America, Aunt Rachel gives David a box full of English words to learn and then, one day, an old rocking horse appears at his door.

Haya Leah Molnar, née Eva Zimmermann, recalls growing up in Bucharest, Romania, during the 1950s.

In Belgium during World War II, Willy becomes friends with Max and his Jewish family, and although they become separated, they remain related by a bond of friendship and a special painting.

The true story of a Hungarian girl's escape from war-torn Budapest.

In post-World War II Budapest, a young girl and her family struggle against the oppressive Hungarian Worker's Party policies and try to find a way to a better life

A group of boys in Nazi Germany shows resistance by enjoying and playing jazz music. Back matter explains the real Edelweiss Pirates, a brave corps of some 5,000 teenagers who defied Nazi Germany and the Hitler Youth

From the age of 5, little Marcel Marceau knew he wanted to be a silent actor, just like Charlie Chaplin; when World War II intervened, he joined the Resistance, helping to save Jewish children during this dangerous time, but Marcel never forgot his dream of being a mime artist and went on to become one of the most renowned entertainers of the 20th century

Based on true events this novel recounts the daring actions of twelve-year-old Ruthie Arons and Wolfie Freund, refugees aboard the Hamburg-Amerika luxury liner bound for Cuba, May 1939. From discovering a Nazi on board to helping Ruthie's father, the two children have to make some brave decisions

This is the true story of Italian cyclist Gino Giovanni Bartali. Born sickly and into poverty, he nonetheless was determined to race on a bicycle. After winning his first Tour de France in 1938, he was recruited for a secret and dangerous mission to save Jewish lives.

A young orphan ends up living in Hitler's home during WWII