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Contents: String trio (1944) / Gideon Klein (11:29) -- Duo for violin & violoncello (1925) / Ervín Schulhoff (16:46) -- Passacaglia & fuga, string trio (1944) / Hans Krása (9:06) -- Sonata for solo violin (1922) / Ervín Schulhoff (11:02) -- Tanec, string trio / Hans Krása (5:15) -- Duo for violin & violoncello (1940) / Gideon Klein (8:46) -- Kaddish (4:37)
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Nimbus Records 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL FORBrenner-Wonschick, Hannelore
Summary: Shares the stories of ten women who as children survived the Theresienstadt internment camp, describing the dormitory-like barracks in which they lived, a series of counselors who exposed them to culture, and their post-war lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schocken Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 BREBrenner-Wonschick, Hannelore
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.5318 BRESummary: In 1975 Rome, Claude Lanzmann filmed a series of interviews with Benjamin Murmelstein, the last President of the Jewish Council in the Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia, the only 'Elder of the Jews' not to have been killed during the war. From Nisko in Poland to Theresienstadt, and from Vienna to Rome, the film provides an unprecedented insight into the genesis of the Final Solution. It...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LASEisen, Norman L.
Summary: When Eisen moved into the US ambassador's residence in Prague, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture. As he unspooled the twisting, captivating tale of some of the remarkable people who had called this palace home, he began to chronicle the upheavals that transformed the continent over the past century. He introduces us to optimistic Jewish financial baron, Otto...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown, an imprint of Crown Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.71 EISStelson, Caren
Summary: "This powerful story is told from the collective perspective of the children who were rescued from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II, as Hitler's campaign of hatred toward Jews and political dissidents took hold. The narrative starts in 1938 and follows the children as they journey to foster families in England for the duration of the war, return to Prague afterward in an unsuccessful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 STERomero, R. M. (Rachel Maria)
Summary: Sent to stay with her aunt in Prague and witness the humble life of an artist, Ilana Lopez--a biracial Jewish girl--finds herself torn between her dream of becoming a violinist and her immigrant parents' desire for her to pursue a more stable career. When she discovers a forgotten Jewish cemetery behind her aunt's cottage, she meets the ghost of a kindhearted boy named Benjamin, who died over a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Teen 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ROMCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ROMJuilliard String Quartet
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Classical 1997
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL JULAlzo, Lisa A.
Summary: Trace your Eastern European ancestors from American shores back to the old country. This in-depth guide will walk you step-by-step through the exciting-- and challenging-- journey of finding your Polish, Czech, or Slovak roots. You'll learn how to identify immigrant ancestors, find your family's town of origin, locate key genealogical resources, decipher foreign-language records, and untangle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3437 AlzoStroud, Jonathan.
Summary: In their continuing adventures, magician's apprentice Nathaniel, now fourteen years old, and the djinni Bartimaeus travel to Prague to locate the source of a golem's power before it destroys London.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Paperbacks for Children 2005
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Summary: "Meet Renee and Herta, two sisters who faced the unimaginable -- together. This is their true story. As Jews living in 1940s Czechoslovakia, Renee, Herta, and their parents were in immediate danger when the Holocaust came to their door. As the only hearing person in her family, Renee had to alert her parents and sister whenever the sound of Nazi boots approached their home so they could hide....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 HARSteves, Rick
Summary: "From the world's largest castle to the coziest pubs, experience the Old World charm of the Czech Republic with Rick Steves. Inside Rick Steves Prague & the Czech Republic you'll find: Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Prague and the Czech Republic. Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites. Top...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.37 STETaylor, Laini
Summary: "Set in the same time period as Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Night of Cake & Puppets is the story of Zuzana and Mik's first date, an elaborate scavenger hunt that takes them through the streets of Prague on a cold winter's night"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TAYAlberto, José
Contents: CD 1. Hay un runrún ; Con la espuela (feat. Edwin Bonilla) ; Mi son oriental (feat. Oscar D'León) ; El lunar ; Pensamiento (feat. Ismael Miranda) ; El que usted conoce no soy yo (feat. Eduardo Bringuez) ; Metiste la pata (feat. Aymee Nuviola) ; No quiero llanto ; Su señoria la conga -- CD 2. Baja y tapa la olla (feat. Andy Montañez) ; Sabroso ; Rita la caimana (feat. Estrellas de la Charanga) ;...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Los Canarios 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN ALBSummary: This stirring and poetic depiction of a feud between two rival medieval clans is a fierce, epic, and meticulously designed evocation of the clashes between Christianity and Pagansim, humankind and nature, and love and violence.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MARKimmel, Eric A.
Summary: Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel visits the Emperor, leaving a new housemaid to prepare for his Hanukkah party, but returns to find that she has misused the clay man he created. Includes historical and cultural notes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KIMMastrini, Hana.
Summary: As one of the most charming cities in Europe, Prague has enjoyed a huge surge in popularity since the 1990s. This guide contains excursions to Bohemia and Moravia and detailed city and walking tour maps throughout.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frommer's 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL EUROPELevine, Karen
Summary: A biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust, told in alternating chapters with an account of how the curator of a Japanese Holocaust center learned about her life after Hana's suitcase was sent to her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.5318 LEVSummary: Nicky's Family tells the nearly forgotten story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NICAlbright, Madeleine Korbel.
Summary: From former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright comes a moving and thoughtful memoir of her formative years in Czechoslovakia during the tumult of Nazi occupation, World War II, fascism, and the onset of the Cold War.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 943.71 ALBRIGHT, MADELEINE KORBEL ALBDruha Trava (Musical group)
Summary: Druha Trava ; Peter Rowan, guitar, mandola, vocals ; with acc.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Records 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY DRUSummary: Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for more than 80 years. Offering value, a vibrant nightlife scene, and one of the most beautiful old cities in all of Europe, it's no wonder that Prague is the single most-visited destination in Eastern Europe. The full-color Fodor's Prague guide provides all the recommendations and tips...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of Internet Brands 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.3 PRAAlbright, Madeleine Korbel.
Summary: The former Secretary of State paints a portrait of her early life from 1937 to 1948 during which she witnessed the Nazi invasion of her native Prague, the Holocaust, the defeat of fascism, the rise of communism, and the onset of the Cold War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 943.71 ALBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio AlbrightSioras, Efstathia
Summary: The landlocked Czech Republic is not a large country, but it has a rich history. Known for its architectural treasures, lush forests, and a strong literary heritage, the Czech Republic was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was united with Slovakia under the name Czechoslovakia before its peaceful independence in 1993. Since then, the Czech Republic has become a stable and prosperous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2019