The night crossing
Karen Ackerman
In 1938, having begun to feel the persecution that all Jews are experiencing in their Austrian city, Clara and her family escape over the mountains into Switzerland.
Read Time: ~4.7 hr
Walk the Dark Streets
by Edith Baer (1998)
About this book
Continues the story of Eva, a young Jewish girl living in Nazi Germany where she and her parents experience increasing tensions in daily life while considering possibilities of escape.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreWalk the Dark Streets Lead Character
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