On the eve of the World War 2 Klaipėda looked just as it did for centuries: 70% of its people wereGermans, while in the surrounding Klaipėda County the situation was reverse with 70% of the population being ethnic Lithuanians. But the War changed everything and the advancing Soviet ar...
Yet Leyna can only hold off the danger for so long, and when she catches the attention of Lutz (George MacKay), a Hitler Youth member more by coercion than belief, that danger is amplified. As the Nazis working aggressively to clear Berlin of Jews, they also find Leyna an easy target, ...
Did you know that during/right before WWII European Jews escaped to Shangai? I didn’t. Amazing non-fiction must-read! –“The Painter from Shanghai” by Jennifer Cody Epstein, biographical fiction, really fascinating. –“The Girl Who Wrote in Silk” by Kelli Estes (I think this novel ...
just the opposite is true. You can read the book after seeing the movie and then complain how the movie fails to live up to the book. However, those who are lucky enough to read the book before the movie have the advantage of complaining earlier about the failure of the movie version...