Shadow of His Hand: A Story Based on the Life of the Young Holocaust Survivor Anita Dittman (Daughters of the Faith Series) - Softcover

Lawton, Wendy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802440746 ISBN 13: 9780802440747

Publisher: Moody Publishers, 2004

Synopsis

Daughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives.

Young Anita Dittman's world crumbles as Hitler begins his rise to power in Germany, but because she's a Christian and only half-Jewish, Anita feels sure she and her family are safe from the "final solution." She couldn't have been more wrong.

Shadow of His Hand is based on the real-life story of Anita Dittman, a Holocaust survivor. It follows her struggle against Nazi persecution and her growth in her relationship with God through the worst of times.

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About the Author

WENDY LAWTON, an award-winning writer, sculptor, and doll designer, founded the Lawton Doll Company in 1979. She currently works as an agent for the Books & Such Literary Agency. Wendy has written numerous books, including six for her Daughters of Faith series and four for her Real TV series. Wendy is active in her church and is a frequent speaker for women's groups. Wendy and her husband, Keith, are parents to three adult children and live in Hilmar, California.

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In the years since Hitler came to power each day brought fresh troubles to the Jews as well as to anyone who hesitated to follow the Nazi dictates. Anita remembered the day news of President von Hindenburg's death came over the wireless, Mutti used to talk about the aged president as the only shield between Hitler and the Jews. When the president died in 1934, all possible opposition to Hitler died with him. Anita went into her corner with Teddy and prayed a phrase she had heard at Mass. "Cover us with the shadow of your hand, Father." She loved the thought of curling into her corner, covered with the hand of God. Each new crisis seemed to be followed by a period of relative calm. Anita often wondered how life could go on despite all the upheaval, but it did. Some days they almost forgot the doom that hung over the land. When Anita head she passed the exams and had full scholarship to Bethany Lutheran School, she had to keep herself from dancing down the street.

Edition details

• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802440746
• ISBN 13: 9780802440747
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160