Remember My Story: A Girl, a Holocaust Survivor, and a Friendship That Made History (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316592895)

The inspiring true story about how a modern teen girl and her Holocaust-survivor friend fought against hate to create change.

In 2018, fourteen-year-old Claire Sarnowski stood with ninety-two-year-old Alter Wiener in front of the Oregon state senate to champion a cause the two friends both believed in: making Holocaust education mandatory in their state's public school curriculum. Theirs was an unexpected friendship--she was in elementary school when they met, and he was an aging Holocaust survivor whose memoir she had read--and together they were going to change the American education system.

Alter had spent decades speaking to audiences of all ages and backgrounds about the Holocaust, teaching that "never forgetting" could help spread tolerance and prevent such an atrocity from happening again. But Claire knew hate crimes were still being committed, in her own town and even in her own school. She didn't want Alter's efforts on Holocaust education to be in vain.

From strangers to friends to law-changing history makers, Claire and Alter's mission was always simple: Remember this story. This page-turning memoir is a tribute to a man who survived the worst of humanity, an ode to friendship and community, and an empowering call to activism.

Author: Claire Sarnowski
ISBN-10: 0316592897
ISBN-13: 9780316592895
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 01/09/2024
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.50w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2023
Booklist 01/01/2024 pg. 53
School Library Journal 03/15/2024 pg. 1