Stars of the Night
The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport

This is a tale of “defiance and survival in the face of tyranny.” It begins in 1938 Prague. It’s peaceful and pleasant. Until it isn’t. When the Germans invade Prague in 1939, danger intensifies for Jewish families in Prague. Families must make some hard choices. A “kindertransport” is organized to h......more

Having read a lot of books about the Holocaust and having visited the Holocaust museum in DC and Yad v Shem in Israel, I keep telling myself that I have absorbed the significance of this horrible period of human history. And then I read a book like Stars of The Night and learn otherwise. Author Care......more

"Dedicated to every child in need of safe passage and a ticket to life" How Jews sent their children to London from Prague when Hitler invaded. English families fostered them during the war. How after the war most discovered their parents had been killed. 50 years later they discover they were saved......more

Stars of the Night is an authentic biography about the courageous children of the Czech Kindertransport and the man, Nicholas Winton who saved hundreds of children and generations to come. This is National Jewish Award winning book that shows a little boys journey from the beginning when he was sent......more

I did not care for the illustration style. I thought the chosen font made the book more difficult to read. But I loved highlight the Kindertransport. It's such an interesting event, a pivotal one during WWII, and I don't see a ton about it. Granted, as a parent I can hardly imagine giving my child u......more