A powerful exploration of the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, told through the stories of migrants who have made the perilous journey into Europe
Generation Exodus by Walter Laqueur
Call Number: 943.004924 L317
Drawing on personal interviews, journals, memoirs, and his own experiences, the author chronicles the lives of a generation of young German Jews who fled Germany in the wake of Hitler's rise to power in 1933.
Beans and Rice by Martha Russ
Call Number: 973.046872 R958
The author has taken a semi-humorous look at a tragic chapter in history: She survived the Cuban Revolution, leaving her country, and being raised in a different country—but she's still not sure of what she is…
Blessed by Thunder by Flor Fernandez Barrios
Call Number: 972.91064 F363
"Flor Fernandez Barrios ushers readers into startling proximity to a Cuba seen through the eyes of a woman whose childhood was both shaped and shattered by the beautiful island."
Dear World by Bana Alabed
Call Number: 956.9104 ALA
When seven-year-old Bana Alabed took to Twitter to describe the horrors she and her family were experiencing in war-torn Syria, her heartrending messages touched the world and gave a voice to millions of innocent children.
From Teen Vogue: "Jewish educator and activist Russel Neiss teamed up with Rabbi Charlie Schwartz to create a Twitter account solely dedicated to remembering those 254 victims who were denied entry to the United States. The Twitter page, called St. Louis Manifest, shares names and photos of those Jewish refugees who were killed."
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