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After the War (School & Library Binding)

by Carol Matas (Author)
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Grade 7-10?Matas's historical novel shows that the persecution of Europe's Jewish population did not end with their liberation from the Nazi death camps. She tells the story of Ruth, 15, who makes her way back from Buchenwald to her Polish homeland to discover that Jews are still viewed by others with suspicion and hatred. Desperate and alone, she meets Saul, who persuades her to join a group of refugees planning to emigrate to Palestine. Historically, the book is accurate and references to actual events are interwoven neatly into the narrative. The author does oversimplify the position of the British and their decision to stop Jewish immigration to Palestine, and this is a definite weakness. Nonetheless, the story is strong and compelling and the use of descriptive language creates a mood of desperation and hope combined with a commitment to survival. The use of flashbacks is effective and serves to sustain the mood as well as add depth to Ruth's character. After the War is a thought-provoking novel that offers great insight into the current problems in the Middle East and the passion with which the Jewish people will fight to protect what they perceive to be rightfully theirs.?Robyn Nicoline Ryan, Otterville Public School, Ontario
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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"Didn't the gas ovens finish you all off?" is the response that meets Ruth Mendenberg when she returns to her village in Poland after the liberation of Buchenwald at the end of World War II. Her entire family wiped out in the Holocaust, the fifteen-year-old girl has nowhere to go.

Members of the underground organization Brichah find her, and she joins them in their dangerous quest to smuggle illegal immigrants to Palestine. Ruth risks her life to help lead a group of children on a daring journey over half a continent and across the sea to Eretz Israel, using secret routes and forged documents -- and sheer force of will.

This adventure will touch readers, who will marvel at the resources and inner strength of mere children helping other children to find a place in this world in which they can belong. Carol Matas, one of the foremost authors of historical fiction, brings the desperation and passion of this remarkable journey to life. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Engaging Story, but Weak Delivery, April 1 2004
By John Gravitt (Cary, NC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: After the war (Hardcover)
Ruth Mendenberg survives Auschwitz concentration camp, but has nothing to live for with the death of 80 family members. Then she meets Saul, a Zionist Brichah organizer, who sends her on an assignment that changes her life. She, along with a few other Zionist leaders, must take a group of 20 children from Poland to the new Palestine.

The simple writing style, while appropriate for a young audience, may bore older audiences. The book is written in the present tense which causes the author's voice to resemble journal entries. The reader must listen to the narrator summarize the story.

This exciting story will attract middle school students, but lacks the depth that older audiences require. The beginning of the story lacked conflict and character development. Ruth's meeting with the Zionist group is very shallow with, other than Nate, Miriam, and Saul, all the characters in the group dropping out of the story.

Other than the slow start and the inherent weakness of writing in the first person, I think After the War is a good read. It was an aspect of post WWII life I new nothing about.

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4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good, Jun 18 2003
after the war is over all a good book. it shows how life and love changes in harsh situations, and love helps ant situation it also shows how attitudes change, and ones will can change, and pull someone through a hard time
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5.0 out of 5 stars After the War, Dec 17 2001
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Ruth Mendenberg is trying to get away from the Nazis. She thinks the Nazis have killed her whole family. When Ruth goes to an agentcy to find out if her parents have been found, and man asks her if she wants to help start a Jewish community in Eretz, Isreal They have to overcome many hard tasks, like exaping a German camp and making it back to there ship which is taking them to Israel. British troops try to take over the ship but before they can capture the Jewish people in the ship, they make it to Isreal.
Overall i think this was a great book. It also taught me alot of things about the war.
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4.0 out of 5 stars After The War - Review by: Cheryl Tucker
"It is quiet, almost peaceful. Then the ship begins to roll, just a little. I am not sleeping, I'm staring up at bunk above me, Zvi beside me, holding my hand. Read more
Published on Oct 4 2001 by Cheryl Tucker

1.0 out of 5 stars Review of After The War
This book was not very good at all. It jumped around too much. One minute they where in a truck, the next thing you know they are on a ship. Read more
Published on Mar 7 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars After The War
Carol Matas's book After the War gives me a feel of what it was like to be a survivor of World War II. Read more
Published on Jan 6 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars The rebirth of a Holocaust child
By concentrating on one group of children who have survived the Holocaust, Matas' treatment of a painful subject is narrow enough for a reader to grasp an emotionally harrowing... Read more
Published on Jul 26 2000 by Brenda Motomura

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Book!
This books gives you an insight to the life of a brave and strong 15 year old girl after surviving the II World War. Read more
Published on Mar 5 2000 by matt_viper

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read!
The book makes you feel the emotions of the main character. The girl in this book is one of the few survivors of the Holocost in her family. Read more
Published on Feb 24 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Historical
After the War is a very good historical account on what happened after World War 2. Many Jews were still in danger and their memories from concentration camps haunt their minds... Read more
Published on Jun 25 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I ever read!!!
Ruth has just experienced being a Holocaust victim.She has her mind set on getting a group of children free with the help of 2 friends. Read more
Published on May 29 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Story of Holocaust survivor finding meaning in life after wa
The main character returns to her home in Poland from surviving a concentration camponly to discover her family all dead. Read more
Published on Jan 25 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Feel what Holocaust Victims felt
When reading this book, I suddenly realized what being one of these victims felt like. The onslaught of tragedy after tragedy suffered at the hands of the Nazis was enough to make... Read more
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