Hiding in the Open: A Young Fugitive in Nazi-occupied Poland - Couverture souple

Neumark, Zenon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0853036330 ISBN 13 : 9780853036333

Editeur : Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

This is the story of Zenon Neumark's experiences as a Jewish teenager in Nazi-occupied Europe. He escaped from a forced labor camp in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, and lived under a false Polish Catholic identity, first in Warsaw and later in Vienna. It is a story about betrayal by friends and rescue by strangers; about a constant fear of being recognized as a Jew; the struggle for lodgings, work and blending in with the local population; a story of a double life working for opposing Resistance groups; and opportunities to help others survive. The story ends with his recapture in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 and deportation to a camp in Vienna, where, after another escape, he was liberated by the Soviet Army.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (1878 or 1879–1942), was a paediatrician, writer, pedagogue and Polish Jew, known as Pan Doktor (Mr. Doctor) or Stary Doktor (Old Doctor). Determined to shield children from the injustices of the adult world he introduced progressive orphanages, serving both Jewish and Polish children in Warsaw. He is the author of over 20 books including How to Love a Child, The Rules of Life, King Matt the First and Kaytek the Wizard, and over 1,400 articles. He refused offers for his own safety repeatedly and stayed with his orphans when the entire population of the institution was sent from the Ghetto to the Treblinka extermination camp, during the Grossaktion Warsaw of 1942.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0853036330
• ISBN 13: 9780853036333
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
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• Personne responsable: non disponible