The Crystal Nights: A NovelThe story of a warm and close-knit Jewish family and, in particular, of the romantic and self-centered daughter, Elly, an aspiring actress. When relatives who are refugees from the Nazis move in with them, Elly has to do some growing uo. |
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Page 175
... course with materials that the kids could make themselves - I made samples , of course . Not very good telescopes - what you'd expect — but at least they could learn by doing it . It wasn't very hard to do you know most of the high ...
... course with materials that the kids could make themselves - I made samples , of course . Not very good telescopes - what you'd expect — but at least they could learn by doing it . It wasn't very hard to do you know most of the high ...
Page 236
... course , in Germany it was different . He was a doctor ! " Elly thought of their family physician , Dr. Bierenberg , a plump and rumpled man whose office was in a wing of his house and who frequently greeted them while he was eating a ...
... course , in Germany it was different . He was a doctor ! " Elly thought of their family physician , Dr. Bierenberg , a plump and rumpled man whose office was in a wing of his house and who frequently greeted them while he was eating a ...
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... course not , " Mama assured him . " But now is a better time , a time for growing strong again , and for thinking of the future . " " It is out of my hands , " Uncle Michael said with a resignation clearly false to his temperament ...
... course not , " Mama assured him . " But now is a better time , a time for growing strong again , and for thinking of the future . " " It is out of my hands , " Uncle Michael said with a resignation clearly false to his temperament ...
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