By Robert Sharenow
A heartwarming tale of hope in war torn Europe. This is a beautifully crafted story of a young jewish boy and how he grows into manhood in Berlin during the beginning of World War II.
Young Karl is living with his family and going to school like any good German boy. Due to his Jewish background he is forced to leave his current school and attend a school for Jewish boys. He meets World Boxing Champion Max Schmeling at his parents art gallery. Max encourages young Karl to come to his boxing club for "lessons!" Karl begins a regimen of daily conditioning to strengthen his thin body. He falls in love with a girl that lives in the building. As Hitler gains power, Jewish families are torn apart and lose all of their possessions.
Karl and his family eventually, move out of their apartment into the basement of the art gallery, where his dad makes money by printing different pamphlets. Karl is the delivery person, but still trains, whenever possible at the "Berlin Boxing Club". Everything comes to a head, when the gallery is broken into and Karl and his sister seek refuge with one of his parents clients. Eventually, moving in with Max, who aids in getting them out of the country.
A heartwarnming tale of coming to age, and is a great read for everyone!
Related Links:
Jewish Museum in Berlin Home page: http://www.jmberlin.de/main/EN/homepage-EN.php
Jewish Holocaust Library: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/history.html
Auschwitz http://auschwitz.org/en/museum/news/
Robert Sharenow: http://robertsharenow.com/
Max Schmeling: http://www.auschwitz.dk/schmeling.htm
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