It Rained Warm Bread
Moishe Moskowitz's Story of Surviving the Holocaust
Square Fish · Print & ebook · March 2, 2021
A powerful middle grade novel-in-verse about one boy’s experience surviving the Holocaust.
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- Who it’s for
- A deeply personal Holocaust testimony, shaped by verse and illustrated with care.
- Genres
- Holocaust Stories, Stories in Verse, War & Military Stories
- Published
- Square Fish, March 2, 2021
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A powerful middle grade novel-in-verse about one boy’s experience surviving the Holocaust. Moishe Moskowitz was thirteen when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family learned the language of fear. The wolves loomed at every corner, yet Moishe still held on to the blessings of his mother’s blueberry pierogis, of celebrating the Sabbath as a family, of a loyal friend.
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But each day the darkness weighed more heavily on Moishe as his family was broken, uprooted, and scattered across labor and concentration camps. Just as his last hopes began to dim, a simple act of kindness redeemed his faith that goodness could survive the trials of war: That was the day it rained warm bread. Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet relates her father’s triumphant Holocaust story through the words of award-winning poet Hope Anita Smith. Deftly articulated and beautifully illustrated by Lea Lyon, this is an essential addition to the ever-important collection of Holocaust testimonies. Christy Ottaviano Books
Verse and Witness
A deeply personal Holocaust testimony, shaped by verse and illustrated with care.
Come here for
- A young survivor’s story told through poetry
- Family, faith, friendship, and kindness amid wartime darkness
Expect
- A sustained, emotionally layered reading experience
- An intimate account rooted in one family’s Holocaust testimony
Where it sits
| Holocaust Stories | 97% |
|---|---|
| Stories in Verse | 79% |
| War & Military Stories | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Holocaust Stories
- Jewish Religious Stories
- Stories in Verse
- Authors
- Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- March 2, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Holocaust Stories