At the mercy of strangers : survival in Nazi occupied Poland /
At the Mercy of Strangers is an important addition to Holocaust literature for a number of reasons. It is a document about the survival of one individual and her two children. As a first hand account about survival during the Holocaust, it is worth reading
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Polish |
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Oakville, Ont. :
Mosaic Press,
c2005
Oakville, Ont. ; Niagara Falls, NY : c2005 Oakville, Ont. ; Niagara Falls, NY : [2005] |
| Series: | Esther and Maurice Boyman series of Holocaust memoirs ;
v. 2 |
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| Summary: | At the Mercy of Strangers is an important addition to Holocaust literature for a number of reasons. It is a document about the survival of one individual and her two children. As a first hand account about survival during the Holocaust, it is worth reading It also documents how Polish friends, acquaintances and even strangers helped to ensure the survival of one Jewish family during the bleak days of the Holocaust. These acts of bravery by individuals and families, at grave risk to themselves, is fully documented here, with names, incidents and places. Ordinary farmers, the headmaster of the Sadurki railway station, the regional leader of the underground Polish Army, two priests...each one, in their own way, contributed to the survival of Gitel Hopfeld and her children. The 'mercy of strangers' during the most horrific of times must not be forgotten and these acts of bravery must be fully documented |
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| Item Description: | Co-published by the Holocaust Centre of Toronto and UJA Federation This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 103 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., port. ; 22 cm 103 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 0889628165 : 0889628165 0889628564 : 0889628564 9780889628168 : 9780889628168 9780889628564 : 9780889628564 |