Hana's Suitcase
A True Story

5★ “My son — Gabriel Zev Enright Levine — is six years old now, too young to know Hana's story. But when he is old enough, I'll read it to him. I hope he will be as drawn to Hana, George and Fumiko as I was. I also hope he will learn from the story that history matters, and that despite the most unsp......more

This well-written, surprisingly enjoyable book starts in Czechoslovakia in the early 1900's where a little girl named Hana is born and grows up in a loving family with her older brother. Then it switches- for the next chapter- to modern-day Japan where a young lady is putting together a museum for c......more

While reading this true story about an 13 year old holocaust victim ,written for children , I couldn't help but be reminded of The Diary of a Young Girl and how in spite of the horrendous circumstances of both Anne and Hana our spirits can be uplifted. Fumiko Ishioka , Director of the Tokyo Holocaus......more

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......more