The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs

Synopsis

A moving biography of the woman who created The Tower of Life, a powerful exhibit at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.

There once was a girl named Yaffa. She loved her family, her home, and her beautiful Polish town that brimmed with light and laughter. She also loved helping her Grandma Alte in her photography studio. There, shopkeepers, brides, babies, and bar mitzvah boys posed while Grandma Alte captured their most joyous moments on film. And before the Jewish New Year, they sent their precious photographs to relatives overseas with wishes for good health and happiness. But one dark day, Nazi soldiers invaded the town. Nearly 3,500 Jewish souls—including family, friends, and neighbors of Yaffa—were erased.

This is the stunning true story of how Yaffa made it her life's mission to recover thousands of her town's photographs from around the world. Using these photos, she built her amazing TOWER OF LIFE, a permanent exhibit in the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, to restore the soaring spirit of Eishyshok.

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Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781338831917

Related ISBNs:

9781338225891

Publisher:

Scholastic Inc.

Date of Addition:

06/03/23

Copyrighted By:

Chana StiefelArtwork copyright

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs

Grade Levels:

First grade, Second grade, Third grade

Reading Age:

6–8

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.