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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

On January 27, 1945, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was liberated. Since 2005, January 27 has been recognized as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It’s a day to recognize the horrors of the Holocaust and the impact it’s had on generations of families.

We started a list of books and movies last year that can help you learn more about the Holocaust. We’ve added a few more titles this year and wanted to specifically highlight books written for younger readers. Even though they may be in our kids section of the library, these are books that all ages can read and learn from. We also want to note that many of these materials focus on the Jewish experience but there were many other minority groups that were also targeted during the Holocaust.

For a longer list of titles to read, check out our booklist: nfpl.info/HolocaustRemembrance

Non-Fiction

  • Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine (Borrow)
  • Irena's Children: A True Story of Courage written by Tilar J. Mazzeo and adapted by Mary Cronk Farrell (Borrow)  
  • The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town In Stories and Pictures written by Chana Stiefel and illustrated by Susan Gal (Borrow)  

Graphic Novel

  • Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust written by Loic Dauvillier, illustrated by Marc Lizano, inked by Greg Salsedo, translated by Alexis Siege (Borrow)  

Picture Book

  • The Whispering Town written by Jennifer Elvgren and illustrated by Fabio Santomauro (Borrow)

Middle Grade Fiction

  • Broken Strings by Kathy Kacer and Eric Walters (Borrow)  
  • White Bird by R.J. Palacio with Erica S. Perl (Borrow)
  • The Dollmaker of Krakow by R.M. Romero (Borrow)  

Teen Fiction

  • Under the Iron Bridge by Kathy Kacer (Borrow)  
  • Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen (Borrow)  
  • What the Night Sings by Vesper Stamper (Borrow)