Clara's War: One Girl's Story of Survival

by Clara Kramer and Stephen Glantz

Book Overview

In the classic vein of The Diary of Anne Frank--a heart-wrenching and inspiring story of a life lived in fear and cramped quarters--Clara's War is a true story of the Holocaust.

Cara Kramer was a typical Polish-Jewish teenager from a small town at the outbreak of the Second World War. When the Germans invaded, Clara's family was taken in by the Becks, a Volksdeutsche (ethnically German) family from their town. Mrs. Beck worked...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061728616
• ISBN13: 9780061728617
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Heartbreaking!

It is just heartbreaking to read what this woman and her family went through just to survive, and just because they were Jews. It was hard to read this book, but I found I couldn't put it down either. We have read and heard similiar stories from others about this horrible period in history, people need to continue to read and hear about what happened, in the hope that we will never let it happen again. Please read.

A Real Page Turner -- An amazing story about WWII

This is the story of Clara's life. A young Jewish girl and her family living in Poland prior to the Nazi invasion in the early 1940's. First her country was occupied by the Russians who were less than friendly, then things took a major turn for the worse when the Nazis invaded her small-town neighborhood. Neighbors turned on neighbors, and friends turned on one another in a futile attempt at survival. I can't get my mind around all of this killing. I've heard it before, but nothing has made it seem so real to me as Clara's story of living in a dirty bunker with her Jewish family and neighbors that were being hidden by a very colorful and compassionate character named Beck. This is a tale of loss beyond comprehension. There are many excerpts from the diary that she kept the entire time she was in hiding...bone chilling, to say the least. It makes me appreciate the peaceful life that I have, along with my family, friends, and my job. If you are considering buying this book, I wholeheartedly recommend it. This woman (Clara Kramer) is a living legend, and I am so grateful to her for sharing her story with all of us.