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How We Outwitted and Survived the Nazis : The True Story of the Holocaust Rescuers, Zofia Sterner and Her Family / Roman Dziarski.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 online resource (234 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9798887191997
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.53/1835 23/eng/20230609
LOC classification:
  • D765.2.W3
  • D765.2.W3 S7642 2023
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Abbreviations and Glossary -- The Main Characters -- 1. Fleeing -- 2. Getting Help -- 3. A Mob and Loss -- 4. Reunion and Fleeing Again -- 5. Back with the Family -- 6. Evading -- 7. Birth -- 8. Kazio’s War Odyssey -- 9. The Warsaw Ghetto -- 10. Rescues -- 11. Passing and Hiding -- 12. Working for the Enemy -- 13. Blackmail -- 14. The Underground -- 15. The Uprising -- 16. Wacek’s Imprisonment -- 17. Deportation -- 18. Escape and Freedom -- 19. Wacek’s Return -- 20. Back Home -- Epilogue – Zosia and Edek Kosman after the War -- Afterword -- Postface -- A Note on Terminology -- Acknowledgements -- Figures -- References -- List of Figures -- Figure Credits -- Index
Summary: “Extraordinary storytelling about unfathomable horror.” - Library Journal (starred review)"[A] worthy tribute to the extraordinary bravery of a remarkable woman.” - Publishers WeeklyIn World War II's Poland, thirty year old Zofia Sterner and her husband Wacek refuse to be classified as Jews destined for extermination.Instead, they evade the Nazis and the Soviets in several dramatic escapes and selflessly rescue many Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto and a labor camp, later becoming active participants in the Warsaw Uprising where they are taken prisoner. This retelling, captured through diaries, interviews, war crime trial testimonies, and letters, detail the Sterners' heroic rescues, escapes, and ultimate survival. A true story of hope amid horrifying tragedy, How We Outwitted and Survived the Nazis illustrates how war brings out the worst and the best in people, and how true humanity and heroism of ordinary people are revealed by their willingness to risk everything and help others. This story is about being human under the most inhumane conditions.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Abbreviations and Glossary -- The Main Characters -- 1. Fleeing -- 2. Getting Help -- 3. A Mob and Loss -- 4. Reunion and Fleeing Again -- 5. Back with the Family -- 6. Evading -- 7. Birth -- 8. Kazio’s War Odyssey -- 9. The Warsaw Ghetto -- 10. Rescues -- 11. Passing and Hiding -- 12. Working for the Enemy -- 13. Blackmail -- 14. The Underground -- 15. The Uprising -- 16. Wacek’s Imprisonment -- 17. Deportation -- 18. Escape and Freedom -- 19. Wacek’s Return -- 20. Back Home -- Epilogue – Zosia and Edek Kosman after the War -- Afterword -- Postface -- A Note on Terminology -- Acknowledgements -- Figures -- References -- List of Figures -- Figure Credits -- Index

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“Extraordinary storytelling about unfathomable horror.” - Library Journal (starred review)"[A] worthy tribute to the extraordinary bravery of a remarkable woman.” - Publishers WeeklyIn World War II's Poland, thirty year old Zofia Sterner and her husband Wacek refuse to be classified as Jews destined for extermination.Instead, they evade the Nazis and the Soviets in several dramatic escapes and selflessly rescue many Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto and a labor camp, later becoming active participants in the Warsaw Uprising where they are taken prisoner. This retelling, captured through diaries, interviews, war crime trial testimonies, and letters, detail the Sterners' heroic rescues, escapes, and ultimate survival. A true story of hope amid horrifying tragedy, How We Outwitted and Survived the Nazis illustrates how war brings out the worst and the best in people, and how true humanity and heroism of ordinary people are revealed by their willingness to risk everything and help others. This story is about being human under the most inhumane conditions.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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