Never tell anyone you're Jewish : my family, the Holocaust and the aftermath
Chamberlain, Maria2022
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This is a story of two Jewish families in Nazi-occupied Poland during the Holocaust. They were joined by marriage after the war and Maria was born soon after. Not surprisingly her mother initially urged her to hide her Jewishness. In old age she relented, recognising that testimonies make history, and the lives of those who perished should be celebrated. The book is compiled from survivor memories, unfinished memoirs, letters, photographs, and historical archives. Maria tells of relatives like aunt Lula, who was denounced and shot and her maternal grandmother, who died in the gas chambers of Belzec. There are uplifting stories too, like her great uncle's survival on Schindler's List. Maria documents the kindness of strangers, miraculous escapes, courage, guile, strength, and resilience.
Main title:
Never tell anyone you're Jewish : my family, the Holocaust and the aftermath / Maria Chamberlain.
Author:
Chamberlain, Maria, author
Imprint:
Elstree : Vallentine Mitchell, 2022.
Collation:
264 pages : illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:
9781803710143 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2254287
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