Then they must wait, every day, for the next knock at the door, the one that will mean death. Stefania and Helena make the extraordinary decision to hide Max, and eventually twelve more Jews. Izio's brother Max has jumped from the train headed to a death camp. The Diamants are forced into the ghetto, and Stefania is alone in an occupied city, the only one left to care for Helena, her six-year-old sister. She has even made a promise to one of their sons, Izio - a betrothal they must keep secret since she is Catholic and the Diamants are Jewish.īut everything changes when the German army invades Przemsyl. It is 1943, and for four years, sixteen-year-old Stefania has been working for the Diamant family in their grocery store in Przemsyl, Poland, singing her way into their lives and hearts. One knock at the door, and Stefania has a choice to make. Also includes a recorded conversation with author Sharon Cameron and reader Beata Pozniak, discussing Beata's decades long friendship with Stefania Podgorska and the legacy of the Podgorska sisters.The extraordinary story of Stefania Podgorska, a Polish teenager who chose bravery and humanity by hiding thirteen Jews in her attic during WWII - from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon Cameron.

With two Nazis below, 13 hidden Jews above, and a little sister by her side, Stefania has one more excruciating choice to make. When the knock finally comes, it is two Nazi officers, requisitioning Stefania's house for the German army.

Stefania and Helena make the extraordinary decision to hide Max, and eventually 12 more Jews. But everything changes when the German army invades Przemsyl. She has even made a promise to one of their sons, Izio - a betrothal they must keep secret since she is Catholic and the Diamants are Jewish. It is 1943, and for four years, 16-year-old Stefania has been working for the Diamant family in their grocery store in Przemsyl, Poland, singing her way into their lives and hearts. The extraordinary story of Stefania Podgorska, a Polish teenager who chose bravery and humanity by hiding 13 Jews in her attic during WWII - from number one New York Times best-selling author Sharon Cameron.

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