There Are No Children Here There Are No Children Here There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America is a 1992 biography by Alex Kotlowitz that describes the experiences of two brothers growing up in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes. It won the Carl Sandburg award. The Rivers brothers, like many in the Henry Horner Homes, live with their mother, LaJoe. The boys' father, Paul, drifts in and out of the apartment, however his income mostly supports his drug habit and alcoholism. Together, they have eight children, their first being born when LaJoe was 14. LaShawn and Weasel
There Is Many Like Us (documentary film) one of the other women he helped along with Rena. They wed, had two children, and built a life in both Poland and Israel before settling in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1953. Several years after Halina's passing, Max and Rena are re-united. They wed soon after and spent their remaining years together until Max Fronenberg's death in December 2016 The documentary film has received favorable reviews from "The Canadian Jewish News" and "The Jewish Press" which called it "a timeless message of love and survival." There Is Many Like Us (documentary film) There Is Many Like Us is a 2015