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This is a story of a family...at least a part of it. It is based on the memoirs of the author''s grandfather, Frederick Maehle who was born in 1871. Frederick, known as Fritz, lived with his family in the city of Lodz. During WWI, when Lodz was under siege; the schools were closed, his work was erratic so he would tell his children stories about his ancestors, his childhood, and his youth. He began his memoirs in 1913. Although he ended writing the memoirs in 1938, his son, Kola, continued them from notes and journal entries he found after the war. The last journal entry is dated May 20, 1940. Kola''s wife Hilde translated most of the manuscript, Gerda who adapted the memoir, had Ursula translate the remainder. Frederick''s writings are painfully intimate in which he reveals his heart and his soul. This story is not one of happiness and prosperity, it is a story of survival of a family devastated and fragmented by World War I, then the Great Depression, and finally WWII.
Bending Space and Time to Harness Chaos and Teach in a Digital AgeTeachers change the world. Teachers have borne the brunt of the dislocations initiated by the pandemic. Teachers also hold the keys to unlocking the digital opportunities this crisis exposed. This book is about hope and possibility. The hope is for a new awakening around the centrality of the individual in the educational process. The possibility is for awakening a generation of teachers to the opportunities created by the digital world. These nine strategies are about awakening the learner in all of us. Out of adversity grows opportunity. Teachers will lead the way.
Ari & Abigail's Passport to Israel was originally created to help guide young families through the Maltz Museum's special exhibition, Israel: Then & Now, as a reflection of the learning we do when we travel.
In the Garden of Old Age is a series of poems about memory - collected ideas from a rich life with continuous interactions -- ideas and people, spaces and inner thoughts colliding daily in these summary years which pile up and tumble to the pages like leaves in fall. This will be ongoing…
Deep in the English Channel lies the wreck of a US Navy vessel sunk during the Battle of Normandy. Her rotting decks and silt-filled chambers once staged a human drama that may have inspired Herman Wouk's World War II novel, The Caine Mutiny. This is the true story of the USS Partridge and the real-life heroes who served aboard her in some of the most treacherous waters of the war. The crew's struggle to serve under a captain losing his grip on command brought them to the brink of mutiny, just as the ship was facing her greatest mission yet. From the submarine-infested Caribbean to treacherous North Atlantic crossings to Normandy beaches, A Bird in the Deep tells a story of friendship, heroism, and the true nature of leadership during a time of war.
Encore is a collection of poetry and songs written by Marjorie E. Potter from 1969 to 2009 that chronicle events in her life as well as various imagined journeys, and often express her philosophies both spiritual and political.
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