Frank Dabba Smith

A follow-up to My Secret Camera, this photographic testimony for children is the inspiring story of Elsie Kuhn-Leitz, a member of one of the wealthiest families in Germany, who risked everything in order to help those who were being persecuted by the Nazis during the Second World War. The Gestapo found out about Elsie's activities, and she was torn from her children and imprisoned in dreadful conditions. The book tells a story of courage and self-sacrifice in a time of great adversity, show more illustrated with photographs from the Leica archives and from Elsie's own family collection. show less

Mendel Grossman did not survive the Holocaust but his photographs did. They are heartbraking reminders of everyday life in a community destined for destruction.

I remember enjoying it when I read it. I also remember that is was very brief with few interesting details. Sadly, it appears it was also very forgettable.

I remember enjoying it when I read it. I also remember that is was very brief with few interesting details. Sadly, it appears it was also very forgettable.