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The boy on the wooden box how the impossible became possible...on Schindler's list

The biography of Leon Leyson, the only memoir published by a former Schindler's List child.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Leyson, Leon, 1929-2013 (Author)
Other Authors:	Harran, Marilyn J., 1948-, Leyson, Elisabeth B.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2013]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Leyson, Leon, > 1929-2013, Jews > Poland > Narewka > Biography. Jewish children in the Holocaust. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland > Kraków > Personal narratives. Memoirs. Schindler, Oskar, > 1908-1974. World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue. Concentration camp inmates. Płaszów (Concentration camp) Narewka (Poland) > Biography.
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Summary:	The biography of Leon Leyson, the only memoir published by a former Schindler's List child.
Physical Description:	231 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm
ISBN:	9781442497818 (hbk.) 1442497815 (hbk.)
Author Notes:	Leon Leyson was born in Narewka, Poland on September 15, 1929. He was almost ten when German forces invaded Poland in 1939. He was one of the youngest members of Schindler's List. He emigrated to the United States in 1949. He graduated from Los Angeles City College; California State University, Los Angeles; and Pepperdine University. He taught at Huntington Park High School in Huntington Park, California, for 39 years. Believing that no one would be interested in his story, he rarely spoke about his experiences until after the film Schindler's List was released. His children's book, The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible... on Schindler's List, was published after his death. He died in January 2013 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography)