Hilde and Eli; Children of the Holocaust

Hilde Rosenzweig was born in Frankfort, Germany. As a child she loved to ride her tricycle and play with dolls. Eli Lax was born in Zarich, Czechoslovakia. He studied hard in school and loved animals. Both were children during the early years of Nazi rule in Germany. They were among the 1.5 million Jewish children who were victims of the Holocaust. This is their story, told by David Adler, with illustrations by Minnesota's Karen Ritz. This is a difficult subject for young readers to understand, but this book balances candor with discretion. If a class is reading a book such as Devil's Arithmetic or Number the Stars, this could be a supplemental title. It was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award in 1995.