{"product_id":"under-the-rubble-the-hidden-letters-of-the-warsaw-ghetto-9781681157092","title":"Under the Rubble: The Hidden Letters of the Warsaw Ghetto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland setting off WWII. The following year Nazis forced nearly 450,000 Polish Jews into a crowded ghetto in the capital city of Warsaw. By the end of the war, most of those imprisoned had been killed, either in concentration camps or on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. But miraculously, their stories survived. HOW? That's a story in itself . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Jewish prisoners of Warsaw Ghetto realize that Nazi atrocities might go unanswered, they courageously risk their lives and resist with just pen and paper as their weapons. In an act of defiance, they write and bury deep underground a complete record of what they endured. After the war, Hersh Wasser, the only survivor who knows where the records are buried, leads the effort to recover them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis true story of the Oneg Shabbat Archive was the subject of an award-winning adult book and documentary film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart mystery, part adventure, part tragedy, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Rubble\u003c\/i\u003e tells this courageous, true story as an age-appropriate introduction to the Holocaust.\u003c\/b\u003e The book includes notes from those who were part of the effort to recover the cannisters. Extensive backmatter includes a historical note, glossary, and a list of resources for further learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elisa Boxer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apples \u0026amp; Honey Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.60w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681157092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoxer, Elisa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eElisa Boxer is an Emmy-winning journalist and Sydney Taylor Honor author whose work has been featured in publications including The New York Times, Fast Company, and Inc. magazine. Elisa is the author of numerous children's books, including\u003ci\u003e One Turtle's Last Straw\u003c\/i\u003e  (which won the 2024 Maine Chickadee Award) and \u003ci\u003eHidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Sydney Taylor Silver Medal, the Maine Literary Award for Best Children's Book, and was a Booklist Editor's Choice pick for 2024. Elisa lives in Scarborough, Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrachkovska, Oksana:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eOksana Drachkovska graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Lviv, Ukraine, majoring in fine arts, she decided to focus on illustration. In 2016, she was granted scholarships from Gaude Polonia (Poland) and SAIA (Slovakia). In 2020, the book she illustrated, \u003ci\u003eA Bunny Who Didn't Jump and His Brave Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, won Lviv Book Forum's award as the best book for children aged 6 to 8. In 2021 and 2022, she was shortlisted for Bologna Book Fair's International Award for Illustration. An illustrator originally from Lviv, Oksana is currently living in Barcelona, Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Elisa Boxer \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47858854854813,"sku":"9781681157092","price":39.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2b6d0573-f66c-483f-959b-f3db20f636e2.jpg?v=1776862031","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/under-the-rubble-the-hidden-letters-of-the-warsaw-ghetto-9781681157092","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}