In the Warsaw Ghetto by Glenn Haybittle

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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3012666113">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.<br />Ala Silberman is a young girl living in Warsaw with dreams of becoming a ballerina. When her family is forced from their home into the ghetto, she thought her dream was over. But her teacher organizes a dance class to perform for the ghetto residents. Ala's uncle Max reconnects with his old girlfriend Sabina, and after discovering that she and her two daughters were abandoned by her husband, he offers them shelter and himself a chance for the love he always dreamed of. As tensions between the Jews escalates over increasing overcrowding and lack of food, it's a struggle to survive. It's every person for themselves when helping a neighbor might get them killed in the increasing violence of the Nazi soldiers. <br />This book is shocking and heartbreaking. Told from the perspectives of both a young girl and a grown man, it captures the harsh reality of life in the ghetto. The struggle Max has with his conscience when the risk to himself is too great to help others he sees suffering made me wonder what i would do in that situation. Although the book covers more on the sexual insecurities of both Max and Ala than I thought was necessary, overall it was a wonderful book.
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