After the War: From Auschwitz to Ambleside

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Visual artists like Otto Dix of Germany and British painters Wyndham Lewis, Paul Nash and David Bomberg used their firsthand experience as soldiers in World War I to create their art, capturing the anguish of trench warfare and exploring the themes of technology, violence and landscapes decimated by war. The Eastern Front After the War' is set after World War Two and follows the story of three friends Leo, Mordecai and Yossi, who were among 300 child Holocaust survivors called the Windemere Children. It is based in the English Lake District. I’ve just read your book and I loved it. I’m second generation and my father was one of the Boys who went to Windermere. I’m currently writing a presentation for ages 13 plus and will definitely recommend your book. I thought how you portrayed the children was spot on especially how they kept being reminded of what they had witnessed and lost. I found it very moving. I look forward to sharing it with my grandchildren when they are older. Congratulations” M Turgel

A book cover prediction sheet. Look at the cover of After the War and answer questions about what you think the story might be about here. A similar message was repeated in leaflets dropped over southern Gaza, where almost all Gaza residents are living after being told to leave the north, where fighting between the IDF and Hamas has been the most intense. I’m a big fan of history and read a lot of historical fiction. This book had an interesting and unusual focus because it is about what happened after the war, not during it. I learnt all about the work of the Red Cross, reuniting children from the concentration camps. On the Eastern Front of World War I, Russian forces invaded the German-held regions of East Prussia and Poland but were stopped short by German and Austrian forces at the Battle of Tannenberg in late August 1914. The Irish Cahrts: search for Gary Moore". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 9 June 2018.You will find that each conflict is described with a set of dates, which implies a defined ‘beginning and end’. While this is useful to help with classification, it is important to note that the causes and consequences of individual wars or conflicts extend far beyond these narrow ranges. Frequently, there are wider issues which connect many of them together; exploring and documenting these links through our collections is an ongoing process. Russia’s simmering instability exploded in the Russian Revolution of 1917, spearheaded by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks, which ended czarist rule and brought a halt to Russian participation in World War I.

What an immensely beautiful & heartfelt story you have created. I don’t have the right words to truly express the impact this book has had on me. But my goodness it was a story that needed to be told & you have done it so well. I love how you have shown how the War impacted/affected the lives of so many, & in so many ways. It must have been an extremely difficult story to create, but you have crafted a most wonderful tale. The story of Yossi, Leo & Mordecai will be forever engrained in the hearts and minds of the reader & therefore these horrific events will not be forgotten. I will be encouraging colleagues in UKS2 & KS3 to share this with their pupils Using the words from Trevor Avery: ‘It is a story from the past, told in the present, with lessons for us all in the future.’ Truly an exceptional book.” VALDA VARADINEK (teacher)

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Thailand’s ministry of foreign affairs said 10 Thai hostages had been released and their families had been notified. When Tom Palmer approached me to ask if he could write a book about the Jewish children and their stay in the Lake District, I was immediately taken by his desire to totally immerse himself in the story. We worked with him on this extraordinary book project and he was always full of the same compassion as those who helped the children in their early days of recovery. He was also utterly dedicated to doing the story justice, and I am sure you will see that he has. It is a story from the past, told in the present, with lessons for us all for the future. ” TREVOR AVERY