Through the Telescope

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprisingis one of history's most powerful acts of resistance. Here, authorJoshua M. Greene (Signsof Survival) tells the truestory of a young Jewish woman who was instrumental in the uprisingas a smuggler of messages and weapons into and out of the WarsawGhetto.Warsaw, Poland, 1940s: The Nazis are on the march, determinedto wipe out the Jewish people of Europe. Teenage Vladka and her familyare among the thousands of Jews forced to relocate behind thewalls of the Warsaw Ghetto, a cramped, oppressive space full ofstarvation, suffering and death.When Vladka’s family is deported to concentration camps,Vladka joins up with other young people in the ghetto who are partof the Jewish underground: a group determined to fight back againstthe Nazis, no matter the cost.Vladka’s role in the underground? To pass as a non-Jew,sneaking out of the ghetto to blend into Polish society while smugglingsecret messages and weapons back over the ghetto wall. Everymove she makes comes with the risk of being arrested or killed.But Vladka and her friends know that their missions are worth thedanger –they are preparing for an uprising like no other,one that will challenge the Nazi war machine. This astonishing true story of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, toldthrough the lens of Holocaust survivor and educator Vladka MeedIntroduces readers to a crucial piece of history while highlightingthe persistence of bravery in the face of hateA beautifully written and thoughtfully designed work of narrativenonfiction