Refugee Video Summary
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The novel Refugee, by author Alan Gratz, follows three families, generations apart, as they escape from their dangerous homelands. Separated by history and geography, they nonetheless all share the desire to be free from oppression. The main characters are:
Josef Landau, a 12-year-old Jewish boy who lives in Germany, in 1938. His family flees from the Nazis by sailing to Havana. Josef is preoccupied with what it means to become a man in order to protect his family.
Isabel Fernandez, an 11-year-old Cuban girl living under Fidel Castro’s communist regime, in 1994. Desperate to become free and escape poverty, she and her family and friends flee to Miami. Isabel must leave her passion for playing the trumpet behind as she tries to save her family.
Mahmoud Bishara, a 12-year-old Muslim boy who lives in Syria, in 2015. After bombs from the raging civil war destroy their home, Mahmoud and his family flee to Germany. He tries hard not to attract attention that would put his family at risk.
Josef
Berlin, Germany-1938
The novel starts with Josef waking up to the Nazis invading his family’s home in Berlin. It is the night of Kristallnacht,” or “Night of Broken Glass,” when Jewish families and synagogues are attacked. His father is arrested and sent to the Dachau concentration camp.
Josef
Hamburg, Germany-1939
Six months later, Josef, his mother, and sister meet his father in Hamburg after he is released from Dachau. They are all forced to wear their Star of David armbands. Josef’s mother has booked them on a passenger ship to Cuba. Josef is shocked to see his father is thin, paranoid, and severely traumatized.
Isabel
Havana, Cuba-1994
Isabel is playing her beloved trumpet in downtown Havana when a violent riot erupts. People are starving under Fidel Castro’s regime. Isabel’s father and grandfather are among the protesters and Isabel rushes to protect her father as he is beaten by police.
Isabel
Just outside Havana, Cuba-1994
Isabel and her family leave Cuba the next day. Isabel secretly sells her trumpet in exchange for gas to make the journey to Miami. Her mother, father, and grandfather join her best friend Ivan and his parents on a rickety homemade boat. As they are pushing off from shore, Ivan’s older brother and his girlfriend, both police officers, unexpectedly rush from the beach to join them. They narrowly escape gunshots when other policemen fire at them.
Mahmoud
Aleppo, Syria-2015
Mahmoud is living with his family in war-torn Aleppo, Syria. When a missile explodes in their apartment, they barely escape unharmed. Mahmoud’s father decides that they will flee to Germany.
Mahmoud
Just outside Aleppo, Syria-2015
Traveling by road from Aleppo, the family abandons both their car and their possessions when bullets tear into the side of the vehicle. They trek by foot for several hours to the Turkish border by following a map on their cell phone.
Josef
Somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean-1939
Meanwhile back in 1939, Josef’s family has settled on a ship with other Jewish families. They feel safe for the first time in years. Josef even has his bar mitzvah on board, but soon discovers there are a few outspoken Nazi sympathizers among the crew.
Josef
Just outside Havana, Cuba-1939
When the ship arrives in Cuba, the passengers are not allowed to disembark. Soon after, Nazi crew members ransack Josef’s family-cabin, pushing his father to the brink of insanity. In desperation, he jumps overboard but a Cuban police officer, the young Mariano Padron, who will one day be grandfather to Isabel, jumps in the water and saves him from drowning.
Isabel
Somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean, outside of Cuba-1994
Isabel is still on the boat with her family and friends when the motor stops. A large tanker barrels toward them and their boat capsizes from the waves. Isabel rescues Ivan’s father who nearly drowns. Everyone survives, but the boat begins to take on water.
Isabel
The Atlantic Ocean and the Bahamas-1994
Blown off course and landing in the Bahamas, the refugees are forced to turn around and then decide to continue on to Miami. Each takes turns hanging onto the outside of the leaking boat so it won’t sink. Ivan bleeds to death after being attacked by a shark.
Mahmoud
Izmir, Turkey, and the Mediterranean Sea-2015
In Turkey, Mahmoud and his family hire a smuggler to take them to Greece. They board an inflatable raft with other refugees that pops in a storm. Mahmoud’s mother on the brink of drowning, surrenders the baby Hana to a passing boat. The family is eventually rescued.
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Mahmoud’s ending:😊😍😉🤪
Isabel’s ending:😊😊😊😉
Joseph’s Ending:💀🗡️⛺️🔫🩸
I'm in English class right now and I have to discuss the whole book. I can not stress enough how much this saved me.
same
me too rn
same, i had like 3 weeks to read it until now (the night before its due)
is this summary good enough to pass as a summer reading instead of actually reading it?
some what
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As a current 8th grader, I loved this book.
Ikr 😩🖐🏻
Yea, same
Bro I’m watching this last minute to do my essay
I’m in 6th grade and same
I am in 5th grade and I love the book too
My daughter is in 5th grade and chose this book for her reading project. I thought it was quite advantageous for her to choose such a long book but I am so glad she is reading this. I hope it gives her appreciation for the country she lives in and all of the freedoms she (and all of us) are so graciously afforded.
Holy shit shes smart Im in 11th grade and I cant even do this shit
@@chasepetersen9978I wouldn’t swear in front of a parent
thank you so much you saved me! i'm pretty sure all us grade 6 needed this! 😌
yeah I am in grade 6 and I'm watching this for an exam tomorrow lol
Oh no im in grade 12 and I need this for my last exam 😅😭😂
Same tomorrow I have school and I did read it
Im in 7th
I need it lol
This persons guide about the book saved me
I have a test tomorrow even though I did read it I used this to make a list of important events in the story to study, even though this video is 4 years old it still holds up great 👍
The end is literally so sad
Yea I read this in 6th grade
I realized something. So, in Isabel's story, her lito jumps out the boat, and says he was a Cuban policeman that pushed away Jewish people, and when they are naming the ship, he mentions the st. Louis, the name of the ship that Josef was on. So, I think that Isabel's lito was a cuban policemen.
Yeah I think so too
It confirmed in the book, rito isabels grandfather was the policeman who saved Joseph’s father when he jumps in the water. Remember the policeman who save josefs father end kept saying manyana? That’s rito! The book said in the chapter he jumped out if you listen to it.
@@brooke_0911 that's what I said..
@@maddy1847_fly oh! I thought since you said “I think” you were saying it’s a theory.
it is, all the stories connect as seen in the last chapter with mahmoud and ruthie as an elderly woman
Nice , I am able to understand the accents of words.
I am reading this book now, as an 8th I like this book but still I am not emotionally connected to this book, whenever I read a book I feel a sense of connection with the characters but as compared to this book except for Isabel I didn’t felt that heartwarming connection with other characters, but overall the storyline, climax, and the ending were on spot even though I felt sometimes it was going too fast.
current 8th grader, this book is amazing. My class is reading it currently and I always leave the class excited from the next day to read more!
The book is so interesting
I literally have a test on this tomorrow. I'm hoping this will save me!
Even though I already read the book, sometimes I need a summary to just get the whole story in one piece
Thank you so much. I did this book for a book talk.
Happy to help!
Im in sixth grade currently and love reading his books
Thank you so much this save me from getting a bad grade on my test
I read this in third grade, and loved it. In my opinion, a must read.
Thank you soo much, I needed this to write a summer essay
I’m so mad because I was supposed to read this over the summer and forget. I loved the book so much but I didn’t have the time I needed to finish it since I have to take the test tomorrow. I wish I would have gotten to read it but I simply couldn’t.
I’m reading this in school, it’s really good
Thank you grade saver you saved my grade
Great video!Just finished the book and understood things I didnt
you are a life saver. I have an english test on the entire book today. I just needed a review. Thank You.
Literally a life saver, I mean grade saver
Yo thank you so much!
Thank you!
something about josef's shoulders tho
The author came a year before i was in middle school my friend who was 6th grade at that time(now 7th) said he came lol I hope i meet him
hey whats a conflict in the book
Each of the stories had one or more people who sacrificed themselves in order to let the rest live
Like Isabel's Grandfather and Ivan. Josef, his father, and mother who sacrificed to save Ruthie. And Mahmoud's baby sister.
Here are some (1 from each person for each section)
Man vs. Man
* Mahmoud’s family vs. Serbian robbing them at gunpoint
* Isabel’s father vs. the Cuban police officers
* Josef vs. Schiendick (a nazi)
Man vs. Self
* Lito (Isabel’s grandfather) suffering from guilt of turning the Jews away from Cuba
* Josef’s father vs. his fear of going back to a concentration camp.. tries to drown himself
* Mahmoud vs. his guilt of getting his mother to give up Hana (his little sister)
Man vs. Nature
* Isabel’s group vs. the storm and sharks
* Mahmoud vs. long trek to Germany
* Josef’s father and Lito vs. sharks and water (drowning)
Man vs. Society
* Isabel and her family vs. communism and Fidel Castro’s leadership
* Josef and his family vs. nazis and racism
* Mahmoud and his family vs. racism from countries surrounding Syria. They see Syrians as invisible or pests.
Man vs. Machine/Man Made Things
* Isabel’s group vs. the ship that almost crushes them
* Josef vs. the ship moving away from Cuba where his father was (possibly)
* Mahmoud vs. raft like vehicle that breaks or car that cannot be driven (possibly)
This is a year late so if this couldn’t help you, I hope it helps anyone else who reads it! God bless!
I loved the book one of my favorites
Dude i have a poster project on refugee and i was sick for most of the week when we were reading it,this came in clutch
I’m doing this so I don’t have to read 💀
Same
Thank you this saved my grade hence the name
My favorite book ever
thanks for this. pictures look great also.
I just finished this book in march and I love it. But I’m traumatized after when Ivan’s death,the sacrifice of Josef and the exchange of the baby Hana bishara.
Best book everrt
will... I have to do an book review of this book. and this save my life!!!! thankyou Grade Saver! (already subscribe)
I wonder what happened to Josef
Oh
:Lhee Lhee: wait is dis the whole book
@@maysadhoore3191 actually
@@maysadhoore3191 not of suicide, he sacrificed himself so Ruthie wouldn’t die. He died in a concentration camp
Would love to know what happened to poor Josef and his mother 😢
Nazis made them work to death. Literally
Well they died in the camp
8th grade right now, just finished reading this book. peak fiction
Thank you so much for making this video!
bro. you saved my life. you get a sub
Bro Said Mamud when it’s Mahmoud
Rip Josef
This book broke me omggg
Its Joseph not yophost
great video thanks
Thank u so much
I am confused what happened when they were in france
Wait so the novel doesn't show the child that Josef's mother chose? :0
@deez Yea It does explain in the last chapter of Mahmoud.
Fr
Nice video and help me to understand the concept 😁😁
man this book is so sad
thank yoouuuuuuuuu
Am I the only one who read it for myself?
I read until page 200 then watched this vid
I was forced to read this book for school so I just watch this video instead
you should read the actual book, its really interesting
I bought this book and im reading it its so sad
I have exam tomorrow in this book
why would they release josefs father
I just don’t want to read to book
Same bruh
Same.
Shadow _ read it it’s a f*ing great book
And it’s so heartbreaking
RR Games I’ve been busy on the youtube grind
Where bad not understanding anything
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Who goes to Ms.137 here? Raise your hand 🙋♀️
This is so sad
5:01
My exam is on Thursday
5:22 PRETTY SURE MAHMOUD IS THE ONE THAT GAVE HIS SISTER AWAY (accidental caps lock oops)
Ah yes, Berlin, which is located in Belgium
mister konrad
I have an exam in 40 min lets see how it goes
How it go
How did it go?
Whats your grade?
How did it go
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