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I’m trying to think of a clever title that will grab attention but it all seems to frivolous for the subject

Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust by Don Brown

January 30, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The haunting cover of Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust by Don Brown does not really give you the whole picture of what is going to happen inside this book, but it is a great start. There are layers that will overlap, some things are familiar, others will give you more insight and others might be new stories or concepts. It does not feel like a subject for a graphic novel, but the subject translates well into this format, but it works […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: #Holland, 1939-1945, Children, Don Brown, Germany, Holocaust, Jewish Youth, Kindertransports, Kindertransports (Rescue operations), London, Social Themes, World War II

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:63 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: #Holland, 1939-1945, Children, Don Brown, Germany, Holocaust, Jewish Youth, Kindertransports, Kindertransports (Rescue operations), London, Social Themes, World War II ·
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Thick As Blood

Judas: How A Sister's Testimony Brought Down A Criminal Mastermind by Astrid Holleeder

December 11, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

I try hard not to pander as a well-intentioned guy but, man, men suck. Not trying to impress anyone with this very obvious comment. It’s a world created by and dominated by men. I don’t say this to invisibilize the very real gains and sacrifices women and non-cis-men have made in this world. But so often, the worst crimes in humanity originate from the minds and hands of men. I say this because Astrid Holleeder’s very raw memoir about testifying against her brother is not […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #Holland, #Netherlands, Astrid Holleeder, Judas, true crime, Wim Holleeder

Jake's CBR15 Review No:171 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #Holland, #Netherlands, Astrid Holleeder, Judas, true crime, Wim Holleeder ·
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The Ghosts of Anti-Semitism Haunt Holland Through Soccer

August 4, 2018 by Jake 2 Comments

Read for Cannonball Run Bingo. Category: White Whale. The World Cup was on this past summer and anytime I see it, I’m inclined to read more books about soccer. I’m a big sports fan but my interest in soccer really only begun about 12 years ago when, bored out of my mind for the summer of 2006, I watched the World Cup fastidiously. Soccer is now perhaps my fourth favorite sport after baseball, football, and basketball and I’m wearing a New York City FC shirt […]

Filed Under: History, Sports Tagged With: #Holland, #Netherlands, #WhiteWhale, cbr10bingo, Judaism, Nazis, Soccer, sports, war

Jake's CBR10 Review No:2 · Genres: History, Sports · Tags: #Holland, #Netherlands, #WhiteWhale, cbr10bingo, Judaism, Nazis, Soccer, sports, war ·
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