Biography of olga levy drucker kindertransport
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- Olga Levy Drucker was born to a Jewish family in Germany. Her father was a well-to-do children's book publisher. After the rise of the Nazi regime to power when she was a small child, she experienced the mounting persecution of Jews. In , when Olga was 11 years old, her mother arranged for her to be one of 10, Jewish children sent in the "Kindertransport" to Britain, where her brother Hans was already in school. The separation was traumatic and she spoke virtually no English at the time. She lived with a series of English hosts, including in a dingy, poverty-stricken flat; a luxurious house in which she was virtually ignored; and a boarding school. In , she was able to make her way to the USA and be reunited with her parents and brother in New York. She gave talks at schools, libraries, and synagogues, and published a memoir of her experiences entitled Kindertransport in
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KINDERTRANSPORT
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Kindertransport
Tristen Pratt
English Honors B4
Mrs. Wyckhuyse
The events that took place in World War 2 were horrific, and are things that most of us have learned or are learning about today. Some people though don't know the events that took place during this time, and for this I know just the book. In this non-fiction book "Kindertransport" written by Olga Levy Drucker, we get into details of what happened according to the memories of Olga Drucker.
(Literary Element 1: Protagonist) Olga Levy Drucker the protagonist, and matter of fact author of this story was born Ollie Levy in Germany. Throughout this story we see through her eyes the hardships, and trials she had to face. We get to see her side of the story as she grows up, suffers hardships, and in the end happily get married.
(Literary Element 2: Setting) This year takes place starting in , the year Olga Levy Drucker was born, this story later taking place during the events World War 2. Throughout this book as you can guess we visit Germany, England, and even in the end, end up in my home country- The United States of America.
This book is great, and you can feel the emotion written by the hands of someone who witnessed the terrible events of World War 2 first hand