{"product_id":"i-have-lived-a-thousand-years","title":"I Have Lived a Thousand Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eLivia Bitton-Jackson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhat is death all about? What is life all about?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo wonders thirteen-year-old Elli Friedmann as she fights for her life in a Nazi concentration camp. A remarkable memoir,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Have Lived a Thousand Years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a story of cruelty and suffering, but at the same time a story of hope, faith, perseverance, and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt wasn’t long ago that Elli led a normal life that included family, friends, school, and thoughts about boys. A life in which Elli could lie and daydream for hours that she was a beautiful and elegant celebrated poet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut these adolescent daydreams quickly darken in March 1944, when the Nazis invade Hungary. First Elli can no longer attend school, have possessions, or talk to her neighbors. Then she and her family are forced to leave their house behind to move into a crowded ghetto, where privacy becomes a luxury of the past and food becomes a scarcity. Her strong will and faith allow Elli to manage and adjust, but what she doesn’t know is that this is only the beginning. The worst is yet to come...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41303453466658,"sku":"","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/1509\/8658\/files\/61r5sblVLhL._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1707412790","url":"https:\/\/vaholocaust.myshopify.com\/products\/i-have-lived-a-thousand-years","provider":"Virginia Holocaust Museum Shop \u0026 Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}