This year marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of Markus Zusak’s novel “The Book Thief.” It is a powerful story that gives us a unique perspective regarding WWII.

”The Book Thief” isn’t about the great battles and heroic soldiers. It isn’t about the somber and momentous deliberations of generals and world leaders. Rather, it is set at the onset of World Was II and delivers us to a small village and the humble abode of a poor, elderly German couple, Hans and Rosa Hubermann, and their adopted daughter Liesel. The street on which they live is named, ironically, Heaven Street.

A poignant and significant scene in the film version of the book is the ransacking of Jewish-owned bookstores by Nazis in Munich. This translates forward to Liesel’s village where the spirit of the Third Reich

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