Yellow Star

Yellow Star
By: Jennifer Roy

The Holocaust. Even writing the word makes me feel queasy. I used to think I already knew everything about the Holocaust and it's events, so there was no need to reiterate it as it makes me upset. The book Yellow Star has completely changed my life. I say that honestly and couldn't be more thankful that I was able to get my hands on this book.

From the second I picked up the book, I knew it was going to be one that I couldn't put down. The story is all about how the Germans invaded the town of Lodz in Poland in 1939. 270,000 Jews were forced to stay there in the so called 'ghetto'. Only 800 people survived. 12 of those people were children. The story is told by Syvia Perlmutter. She was one of the children who survived.

For six years, she endured hiding, starvation, illness, boredom, unfair treatment, and lived a life of an animal rather than a human. I can't even begin to imagine what her and the others placed in these ghettos had to go through. I'm not sure I would want to imagine. She is a true fighter. This is a true story of strength and courage unlike any other book I've read. I can honestly say it is officially my favorite book.