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“Price has boldly elected to tell the story in Basia’s own first-person, present-tense voice. The result is a dramatic, suspenseful account of survival in extremis, told in collaboration with Basia’s American daughter.” ―Booklist“Price's rendering of West’s mother’s early life reads like suspenseful historical fiction, telling a rarely heard side of the Jewish experience during WWII . . . Family, friendships, and romance give poignancy to this unique coming-of-age story, which is further enhanced by maps, a glossary, and an afterword.” ―Publishers Weekly“A rich exploration of a Holocaust survivor’s sheltered childhood, the atrocity that failed to destroy her, and her later life as an immigrant.” ―Kirkus Reviews“Told in a present tense, first-person narrative, this true story was written based on extensive interviews . . . Thanks to the detailed memories and the conversational tone, this book provides an engaging and informative reading experience with as much appeal as a fiction title. Recommended.” ―School Library Journal “A searing personal account full of unforgettable details, as well as broader questions about the ultimate meaning of her experience . . . offers an excellent opportunity to discuss the ways in which we reconstruct and remember the past.” ―The Jewish Book Council“I was completely engrossed by this drama of survival. Barbara Reichmann's story is quite extraordinary. It is sad, and terrible, and yet somehow captivating. The whole story of those who survived the Shoah by passing as Christians and working in Nazi Germany is an often forgotten part of the historical record.” ―Kai Bird, Executive Director, Leon Levy Center for Biography at CUNY Graduate Center, and co-author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer“As occurs with The Diary of Anne Frank, this book merges the dire circumstances of the Holocaust with the tenuousness of being a teenager. But Claiming My Place expands the view provided in the diary for one critical reason. Anne Frank’s story is told within an isolated cocoon. In Barbara’s story, however, the Holocaust is in full view as her experiences unfold.” ―David H. Lindquist, Ph.D., IPFW College of Education and Public Policy / Regional Museum Educator, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum“This frightening true story of a young Jewish girl's flight from the deadly grip of the Nazis celebrates the surprising ingenuity and raw courage found only in the depths of the human spirit. Risking what few others dared, Barbara Reichmann, née Gucia Gomolinska, speaks with wisdom and uncommon self-awareness through her detailed, colorful, and evocative recollections from earliest childhood. In the final portion of this book, her daughter, Helen West, continues Barbara’s journey in an insightful and loving overview of Barbara’s life from the family’s arrival in New Orleans in 1951 until her death in 2007. This is a great read with the suspenseful, inspiring and uplifting appeal of a novel, about a character who will capture the reader’s heart.” ―Allan Holzman, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning director and editor (Steven Spielberg’s Survivors of the Holocaust, Old Man River, The Native Americans)

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About the Author

Planaria Price has published six textbooks with McGraw-Hill and University of Michigan Press. She met the then-90-year-old Barbara Reichmann in 2006, interviewed her at length, and conducted extensive historical and social research in order to write Claiming My Place.Dr. Helen Reichmann West is a psychotherapist in private practice. Prior to collaborating on this biography of her mother, Helen has published academic articles, essays, book reviews, and poems in professional and literary journals. She lives with her husband, Carl Frank, in Washington, DC, and Key West, Florida.

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Product details

Age Range: 12 - 18 years

Grade Level: 7 - 12

Lexile Measure: 970L (What's this?)

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Hardcover: 272 pages

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (March 13, 2018)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0374305293

ISBN-13: 978-0374305291

Product Dimensions:

6.3 x 1 x 9.4 inches

Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.9 out of 5 stars

23 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#934,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

I came to read this book 'by accident'. It was posted on Facebook as finally being released. I grew up with Planaria Price, known to me as Barbara, from 5th grade through high school. My father, a painting contractor, actually painted her family home several times. I always knew Planaria/Barbara through all my school years and had a wonderful reunion with her at our 50th high school gathering. I myself had an amazing Jewish mother, who lived to be 98, who, although blessedly not a Holocaust survivor, had that amazing spirit of a Jewish matriarch that gave me a strength of life and spirit so depicted in Basia's story.This book was wonderful beyond description, a true mitzvah by all senses of the word. I myself have fallen away from Jewish faith and upbringing, but this book brought home to me so much of that heritage. I have read a great many books, fiction and non-fiction about the holocaust and survivors, but this book is so intensely personal in its story, I was rapt in reading it and will undoubtedly read it again and again. I would easily compare it to 'Sophie's Choice' which although fiction, was deep and personal in the way Planaria and Helen's book was, without so many of gruesome details of 'Sophie's Choice.' I am also a big fan of Roberta Kagan's holocaust stories, but again 'Claiming my Place' is so far above them, because of the way it was created and the way it was related and portrayed.I offer deep gratitude and congratulations to Planaria and Helen for creating this beautiful homage to Basia and her story and for sharing it with the world. A big Mazel Tov to you both, if that is appropriate.

Claiming My Place: Coming of Age in the Shadow of the Holocaust by Planaria Price enables readers of all ages to experience the horrors of that terrible time as if we, too, were living in Poland in the 30’s and early 40’s when Hitler came to power. Price has a gift for rendering everyday detail meaningful, and she is able to capture Barbara’s voice as if she were telling her own story directly to us—as if we were sitting in a living room with an old woman recalling the happiness of her early days, which, suddenly transformed into a life of terror. I loved the description of Barbara’s early days in Poland, the care she took about her clothes, her interest in her studies, the delicious food she enjoyed with her family, and then, almost overnight, the destruction of everything and almost everyone she loved. This is a book for young and old alike—a book that should not be overlooked, not only because it helps us remember a terrifying time in history, but also, and perhaps, more significantly, to realize that it could all happen again. I loved this book!

This is a YA, adult cross-over book, that -- unlike many stories--spends time on the rich Jewish life and community of pre-war Poland. Of course, Polish Jews were surrounded by Polish anti-Semites, all too willing to finger their Jewish neighbors to transport to the ghettos. The protagonist, fair haired, and well spoken in German after years at Krakow University, decided the safest thing was to "hide in plain sight" as a Polish worker taking jobs German soldiers formerly performed.She has some close escapes--from bombs as well as Nazis--but survives, and eventually immigrates to America. Read it--for the grit and determination of this young woman who succeeded where six million failed.

Thank you so very much! I lived your book, Planaria! Its content made me sad and happy, happy and sad...in waves! I love your book, Planaria! I will read it again and again! It reminded me of the many stories my mom told me about our family and friends, who went through similar times, during the Nazi invasion. And the time I had to say "good bye" to friends, whom I could never see or be in contact with again, who were forced to leave the country, to go to Israel or to the states, during the "the purification time" of the communist era! That and much more made me leave my native country as well, to find a place to claim as my own, like in "Claiming my place", that was safe and free! Growing up in a country with feelings of despair, inadequacy, incapacity to express my thoughts and being forced to applaud to the ludicrous uneducated-leaders speeches and propaganda, who were destroying our country bit by bit, for their own personal benefits, was to much for me, to bear! I hoped that no more atrocities will be repeated anymore and anywhere in the world! I will not refrain to say: Nevermore, Nevermore, Nevermore...

Totally surprised by this book! While I do have severe ADHD, and struggle with reading anything longer than a couple of pages, I was pleasantly surprised. It was so skillfully written, that it paints such a visual picture and creates an emotional feeling that made it so easy for me to stay with. I appreciate all of the work that went into this book, because now I really feel a bit like I was there - that I have witnessed the experience first-hand. And it feels like it came from the heart of someone who was neither bitter, nor had an “axe to grind” - so I don’t feel like I had to waste energy filtering things out.

The book is well written and an easy read. Very interesting story told in the first person so that it like the subject herself is talking directly to you. It is a history that should not be forgotten. The book covers the periods before and during the war as well as the aftermath when the Displaced tried to return to their hometowns in Poland. I have not read anything about what happened to the returning Polish Jews before. A sad chapter in Polish history.

I started reading the book this morning at the dentist office. I fed the kids and I am back in bed reading. I can't put it down. I love genealogy but this is so much more.....I can feel her heart and soul....Amazing!

Wow, what an inspiring and gripping story! The courage of Barbara, the main character, in the face of the worst act of humanity in modern history is powerful. And the details in the book - the author's writing really helped me feel like I was there with Barbara every step of the way.

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