sharon cameron the light in hidden places

Nothing in this room would have been legal under Hitler except the coffee that hasn't come yet. At Cherry in her cutaway shirt, threading her way through the tables and chairs like the lights are on. 'Eva looks at the musicians - all shades of black and brown - blowing out their jazz. A Black character shows great kindness to a vulnerable, mentally ill young woman, who turns on her.

people sort themselves by race when lining up for a bus. for example, how a racially integrated nightclub would never have happened in Nazi Germany, but in the U.S. German characters view with interest how public attitudes about race are sometimes different, sometimes not so different in the U.S. The Powell House program also worked against racism and other discrimination, both with advocacy and with social gatherings, lectures, arts events, and with its own employment practices. With two Nazis below, thirteen hidden Jews above, and a little sister by her side, Stefania has one more excruciating choice to make.Īlso includes a recorded conversation with author Sharon Cameron and reader Beata Poźniak, discussing Beata's decades long friendship with Stefania Podgórska and the legacy of the Podgórska sisters.A large, multiracial cast of supporting characters are connected to Powell House, a home run in 1940s by the American Friends Service Committee to help refugees find a new life in the U.S. When the knock finally comes, it is two Nazi officers, requisitioning Stefania's house for the German army. Then they must wait, every day, for the next knock at the door, the one that will mean death. Stefania and Helena make the extraordinary decision to hide Max, and eventually twelve more Jews. Izio's brother Max has jumped from the train headed to a death camp. The Diamants are forced into the ghetto, and Stefania is alone in an occupied city, the only one left to care for Helena, her six-year-old sister. But everything changes when the German army invades Przemsyl. She has even made a promise to one of their sons, Izio-a betrothal they must keep secret since she is Catholic and the Diamants are Jewish. It is 1943, and for four years, sixteen-year-old Stefania has been working for the Diamant family in their grocery store in Przemsyl, Poland, singing her way into their lives and hearts. One knock at the door, and Stefania has a choice to make. The extraordinary story of Stefania Podgorska, a Polish teenager who chose bravery and humanity by hiding thirteen Jews in her attic during WWII-from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon Cameron.

Sharon cameron the light in hidden places