Hate is a disease Jack Adler In 1977-1978, the Adler family is living in Skokie, Illinois when their quiet Chicago suburb becomes the stage for a legal battle between the town and the National Socialist Party of America (NSPA). Village of Skokie v. National Socialist...
Chicago: setting down new roots Jack Adler Jack learns that he has been matched with a foster family. He travels by train from New York to Chicago, where he lives with a family on the city’s South Side. Despite the love and support of his foster parents, the memory of...
In search of a new beginning Jack Adler In Foehrenwald, Jack finds a job at the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), where he delivers mail, runs errands and helps in the office. He and his friends talk about where they will go when they...
After liberation Jack Adler In the days and weeks after their liberation, many former concentration camp prisoners succumb to the effects of malnutrition and disease resulting from their treatment by the Nazis. Jack is 16 years old and completely emaciated. Early on,...
Last days of the war: death march and liberation May 1, 1945 Jack Adler In spring of 1945, the Allies are closing in on Germany. Nazi forces are retreating before the advance of the Soviet armies from the east, and in the west Allied forces are pushing into Germany...