View Full Version of PW. Buy this book. Show other formats. Discover what to read next. The Best Books of I also found the Brady family website which was so much fun to look at. Check it out if you are interested! Jaseena AL. October 23, , crowded into the freight train, she was sent to Auschwitz. She was taken to the gas chamber right after. People were allowed to take only one suitcase with them. I wonder what Hana put in her suitcase.
Hana would have been sixty-nine years old today, but her life stopped when she was thirteen. I wonder what kind of girl she was. A few drawings she made at Terezin — these are the only things she left for us. What do these drawings tell us? Happy memories of her family? Dreams and hopes for the future? Why was she killed? There was one reason. She was born Jewish. There have been many books written about the Holocaust, but this story is different.
This story begins with a happy family in Czechoslovakia whose life was changed forever and turned upside down when the Holocaust began. The book switches from the perspective of from Hana and her family to a woman, named Fumiko Ishioka, in Tokyo, Japan 70 years later.
Fumiko Ishioka is the director of Holocaust museum in Tokyo. Fumiko wanted young people in Japan to learn from the Holocaust. She decided the best way to start would be through physical objects that the children could see and touch.
She wrote to Jewish and Holocaust museums all over the world asking for a loan of artifacts that had belonged to children. From Auschwitz she got a pair of socks, a sweater, a canister of gas and a suitcase. From the day the suitcase arrived in Tokyo, Fumiko and the children were drawn to it. Fumiko Ishioka was eager to find out about Hana because she has a suitcase from the Holocaust with the name Hana Brady in her museum. This book is so inspiring, and so touching the book shows all the hardships Hana and George had to go through during the holocaust.
It also shows the determination of Fumiko Ishioka in finding the story of Hana. It was well illustrated, showing original pictures of the Brady family, Fumiko, her museum, the conditions of the Holocaust and much more. It broke my heart how this loving family was separated. Its' a wonderful story about a young girl who didn't survive the Holocaust but who is brought to life by the perseverance and determination by a Japanese teacher who wants to spread the story of this period to her pupils in a memorable way.
The whole thing could be read in two hours and bring tears to your eyes,an excellent book to introduce kids to the holocaust. This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers. Show full review. Nati reader, sometimes law student.
Hana's Suitcase is a surprisingly well written and entertaining story, despite the tragic tone contained in the book. This isn't a simple story about the Holocaust.
This is the tale of a young child who is too innocent to face the horrors she had to endure, and also of a girl willing to do anything to prevent such horrors from occurring again.
One of the notable elements of the plot is the juxtaposition of three different stories, located in different places with characters easily recognizable. With a simple and delicate tone, Hana's Suitcase can transpose indescribable feelings.
The book possessed few pages, which did not diminish its ability of touching the reader and entertaining people of all ages and tastes. Often we look at the Holocaust and lose track of the number of innocents who lost their lives. Books like this show us that every one of those people had desires, people they loved and many dreams, all interrupted by the simplicity of human ignorance. With only pages, this is one of the books that everyone should read at least once in the course of their lives.
An incredible story that will leave you speechless. Highly recommended. Displaying 1 - 10 of reviews. Together with Fumiko, we learn of Hana's loving parents and older brother, George, and discover how the family's happy life in a small town was turned upside down by the invasion of the Nazis.
Based on an award-winning CBC documentary, Hana's Suitcase takes the reader on an incredible journey full of mystery and memories, which come to life through the perspectives of Fumiko, Hana and later Hana's brother, who now lives in Canada. Photographs and original wartime documents enhance this extraordinary story that bridges cultures, generations and time.
Hana's Suitcase has become an international phenomenon, with rights having been sold in 40 countries around the world. In , a 10th Anniversary Edition of Hana's Suitcase was released, featuring 60 pages in bonus material.
Click here to find out more about the Anniversary Edition. Though she travels widely to talk about Hana's Suitcase , she makes her home in Toronto with her partner and her son. Find educational resources from the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre.
Red Cedar Nonfiction Award B. Beautifully written. Together, they will captivate children, reduce them to tears, and teach them invaluable lessons. Highly recommended. The book is to be shared and discussed—readers will need to talk about the issues raised in the story.
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