Fritz and Kurt

Product Information

Fritz is taken to a concentration camp along with his father. When his father is sent to Auschwitz, he has a choice to follow his father and risk his life or stay in his position and continue his peace. When he follows his father he has no choice but to escape from the carriage. Easy four stars for the young readers' version of "The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz" - with some extra material not included in the first variant as it didn't surface in time. It's certainly not flawless, but whatever impact the older read had on the markets, this doesn't deserve any less - it will certainly tell about the War and the Holocaust with more clarity than a whole shelf of coursebooks. Fritz, along with his father, is taken to a Nazi prison camp, a terrible place, full of fear. When his father is sent to a certain death, Fritz can't face losing his beloved Papa. He chooses to go with him and fight for survival.

The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz by Jeremy

The impact of the illustrations certainly contributes to the effectiveness of the storytelling in what deserves to become as much of a classic as Ann Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl.I spent many hours interviewing Kurt, and we became friends. He told me all about their family life in Vienna in the days ‘before Hitler came’ and about his special childhood bond with Fritz. He also told me about his own story of life in Vienna under the Nazis, and how he escaped to America in 1941, all alone, aged only eleven. For context, the family central to this story is the Kleinmanns. As a Jewish family in Austria, the 1930s was an unsettling time. Events lead to Fritz and his father, Gustav, being taken away. However, both father and son survived the war, as did Gustav’s secret diary. Kurt, the youngest child, was sent to the USA, while sister Edith was able to go to Britain. The eldest child, Herta, and the mother were taken away against their will at a later date. They never returned.

Fritz and Kurt – Books For Keeps Fritz and Kurt – Books For Keeps

Meanwhile, Kurt must go on a frightening journey, all alone, to seek safety on the far side of the world. Kurt still was sound in Vienna, but he had to move soon. His mother sent him to America on the Sidboney and live with his Aunt.Gustav died in 1976, aged 84; Fritz died in 2009 at the age of 85. Kurt’s surviving sister, Edith, lived until the age of 96. My conversation with Jeremy Dronfield made me think deeply on many things. For example, no one can argue that books aren’t tools for learning. Not every book, of course. And even those that we might think are, may not be suitable for your needs as an educator. Or the needs of a child’s as a learner. But, do we consider that some books might not be in the best interests of the topic you are teaching? My new book, Fritz and Kurt, tells the extraordinary true story of two Jewish brothers in the Holocaust. It’s been nearly ten years in the making. I first discovered the story in 2013, when I learned of the existence of a secret concentration camp diary written by Gustav Kleinmann, the father of Fritz and Kurt. Siblings can be annoying, a responsibility, and the best person to team up with – or all of those things at once! These thrilling books are all about brothers and sisters. I read this book before handing it over to my son, as he has taken an interest in stories from the war.