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Communism and Christianity Europe, Eastern History 20th century Communism and Christianity Romania History 20th century Europe, Eastern Church history 20th century Lutheran Church Romania Clergy Biography Persecution Romania History 20th century Political prisoners Romania Biography Roman pour jeunes adultes Romania Church history 20th century Roumanie Histoire 1989 (Révolution) Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse Wurmbrand, RichardFilter By Subjects
Communism and Christianity Europe, Eastern History 20th century Communism and Christianity Romania History 20th century Europe, Eastern Church history 20th century Lutheran Church Romania Clergy Biography Persecution Romania History 20th century Political prisoners Romania Biography Roman pour jeunes adultes Romania Church history 20th century Roumanie Histoire 1989 (Révolution) Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse Wurmbrand, RichardSummary: Story of the Roma, commonly referred to as Gypsies, a people who have been both romanticized and vilified in popular culture. The Roma have endured centuries of intolerance and persecution in Europe, most notably the Holocaust genocide where an estimated 500,000 were murdered. A People Uncounted documents their culturally rich yet often difficult lives, and demonstrates how their present state...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PEOKeahey, John
Summary: "A travel narrative following three ancient roads and looking at more than two thousand years of history of Ancient Rome through the modern eye. In 66 B.C., young, ambitious Julius Caesar, seeking recognition and authority, became the curator of the Via Appia. He borrowed significant sums to restore the ancient highway. It was a way to curry favor from Roman citizens in villages along the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 937 KEASepetys, Ruta
Summary: "Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians arent free to dream; they are bound by rules and force. Amidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceauşescu in a country governed by isolation and fear, Cristian is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer. Hes left with only two...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC SEPWurmbrand, Richard.
Summary: "This classic story of amazing faith in shocking circumstances has been updated for a new generation. Its message remains urgent and relevant: thousands of Christians are still persecuted and tortured around the world today, suffering solely for their belief in Jesus Christ. Richard Wurmbrand endured months of solitary confinement, years of periodic physical torture, constant suffering from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hodder & Stoughton 2005