Book description
A moving biography of the woman who created The Tower of Faces, a powerful exhibit at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Gold Medal)
A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
★ “…There are many picture books about the Holocaust, but this one stands out…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Tower of Life as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book touched my heart deeply. I was in awe of how Holocaust survivor Yaffa Eliach persisted in rebuilding her Polish town that was destroyed during World War II.
I love how Yaffa’s childhood memories powered her determination to build a Tower of Faces for the US Holocaust Museum to restore the spirit of all who had been lost in her town in the Holocaust.
A beautifully written story about a most remarkable woman.
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