Next Year in Jerusalem: 3000 Years of Jewish Stories

This historical fiction novel tells the poignant story of Inge and Lieselotte, two thirteen-year-old best friends living in Vienna in 1937. Inge is Jewish, and Lieselotte is forced into the Hitler Youth by her Nazi father. As the situation for Jews in Austria becomes increasingly desperate and dangerous, their friendship is put to the ultimate test. The book explores themes of loyalty, bravery, and the struggle to maintain humanity and connection in the face of overwhelming prejudice and fear. It is suitable for ages 10 and up, offering a sensitive yet unflinching look at a dark period of history through the eyes of two young girls.

Inge Dornewald and Lieselotte Vessely are best friends, the kind of friends who almost always know what the other is thinking. Now, however, they are both thirteen and it is 1937 in Vienna. Inge is Jewish and Lieselotte, at the insistence of her Nazi father, is in the Hitler Youth. Their friendship has become unwise, even dangerous to sustain. Yet in a world of increasing terror and despair, as the situation of Jews in Austria becomes more and more desperate, Inge and Lieselotte secretly struggle against the `Devil in Vienna` to keep their friendship alive. Ages 10+