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Ravensbruck

Sarah Helm
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Author : Sarah Helm
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307278715

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Months before the outbreak of World War II, Heinrich Himmler—prime architect of the Holocaust—designed a special concentration camp for women, located fifty miles north of Berlin. Only a small number of the prisoners were Jewish. Ravensbrück was primarily a place for the Nazis to hold other inferior beings: Jehovah’s Witnesses, Resistance fighters, lesbians, prostitutes, and aristocrats—even the sister of New York’s Mayor LaGuardia. Over six years the prisoners endured forced labor, torture, starvation, and random execution. In the final months of the war, Ravensbrück became an extermination camp. Estimates of the final death toll have ranged from 30,000 to 90,000. For decades the story of Ravensbrück was hidden behind the Iron Curtain. Now, using testimony unearthed since the end of the Cold War and interviews with survivors who have never talked before, Sarah Helm takes us into the heart of the camp. The result is a landmark achievement that weaves together many accounts, following figures on both sides of the prisoner/guard divide. Chilling, compelling, and deeply necessary, Ravensbrück is essential reading for anyone concerned with Nazi history.

If This Is A Woman

Sarah Helm
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Author : Sarah Helm
Publisher : Little, Brown Book Group
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748112432

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Winner of the Longman-History Today Book Prize: A 'profoundly moving chronicle' (Observer) that tells the story of Ravensbrück, the only concentration camp designed specifically for women, using new testimony from survivors On a sunny morning in May 1939 a phalanx of 800 women - housewives, doctors, opera singers, politicians, prostitutes - were marched through the woods fifty miles north of Berlin, driven on past a shining lake, then herded through giant gates. Whipping and kicking them were scores of German women guards. Their destination was Ravensbrück, a concentration camp designed specifically for women by Heinrich Himmler, prime architect of the Nazi genocide. For decades the story of Ravensbrück was hidden behind the Iron Curtain and today is still little known. Using testimony unearthed since the end of the Cold War, and interviews with survivors who have never spoken before, Helm has ventured into the heart of the camp, demonstrating for the reader in riveting detail how easily and quickly the unthinkable horror evolved. 'It not only fills a gap in Holocaust history but it is an utterly compelling read' Taylor Downing, History Today 'A sense of urgency infuses this history, which comes just in time to gather the testimony of the camp's survivors . . . meticulous, unblinking . . . [Helm's] book comes not a moment too soon' The Economist

The Jewish Women of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp

Rochelle G. Saidel
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Author : Rochelle G. Saidel
Publisher : Terrace Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299198640

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The Jewish Women of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp by Rochelle G. Saidel Pdf

Ravensbrück was the only major Nazi concentration camp for women. Located about fifty miles north of Berlin, the camp was the site of murder by slave labor, torture, starvation, shooting, lethal injection, "medical" experimentation, and gassing. While this camp was designed to hold 5,000 women, the actual figure was six times this number. Between 1939 and 1945, 132,000 women from twenty-three countries were imprisoned in Ravensbrück, including political prisoners, Jehovah's Witnesses, "asocials" (including Gypsies, prostitutes, and lesbians), criminals, and Jewish women (who made up about 20 percent of the population). Only 15,000 survived. Drawing upon more than sixty narratives and interviews of survivors in the United States, Israel, and Europe as well as unpublished testimonies, documents, and photographs from private archives, Rochelle Saidel provides a vivid collective and individual portrait of Ravensbrück’s Jewish women prisoners. She worked for over twenty years to track down these women whose poignant testimonies deserve to be shared with a wider audience and future generations. Their memoirs provide new perspectives and information about satellite camps (there were about 70 slave labor sub-camps). Here is the story of real daily camp life with the women’s thoughts about food, friendships, fear of rape and sexual abuse, hygiene issues, punishment, work, and resistance. Saidel includes accounts of the women's treatment, their daily struggles to survive, their hopes and fears, their friendships, their survival strategies, and the aftermath. On April 30, 1945, the Soviet Army liberated Ravensbrück. They found only 3,000 extremely ill women in the camp, because the Nazis had sent other remaining women on a death march. The Jewish Women of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp reclaims the lost voices of the victims and restores the personal accounts of the survivors.

Ravensbrück

Jack Gaylord Morrison
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Author : Jack Gaylord Morrison
Publisher : Markus Wiener Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Women concentration camp inmates
ISBN : 1558762191

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Attempting to reconstruct the workings of everyday life in the concentration camp at Ravensbruck--the only camp in the Nazi system designed for women--Morrison (history, Shippensburg U.) examines the prisoners' social relationships with each other and their overlords; prisoner activities, from bartering to storytelling, from political maneuvering to coping with body lice, and, of course, the kinds of forced labor performed (Ravensbruck was a labor camp, not an extermination camp); and the occurrences of sickness, death, and killing at the camp. The volume is illustrated with drawings by inmates, and photos by the SS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Lilac Girls

Martha Hall Kelly
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Author : Martha Hall Kelly
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101883068

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One million copies sold! Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this remarkable debut novel reveals the power of unsung women to change history in their quest for love, freedom, and second chances. “Extremely moving and memorable . . . This impressive debut should appeal strongly to historical fiction readers and to book clubs that adored Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale and Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See.”—Library Journal (starred review) New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France. An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her carefree youth disappearing as she is drawn deeper into her role as courier for the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences. For the ambitious young German doctor, Herta Oberheuser, an ad for a government medical position seems her ticket out of a desolate life. Once hired, though, she finds herself trapped in a male-dominated realm of Nazi secrets and power. The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi concentration camp for women. Their stories cross continents—from New York to Paris, Germany, and Poland—as Caroline and Kasia strive to bring justice to those whom history has forgotten. USA Today “New and Noteworthy” Book • LibraryReads Top Ten Pick

The Blessed Abyss

Nanda Herbermann
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Author : Nanda Herbermann
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0814329209

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One woman's memories of her deportation to Ravensbrück Concentration Camp for Women in July 1941.

A Life in Secrets

Sarah Helm
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Author : Sarah Helm
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307487476

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From an award-winning journalist comes this real-life cloak-and-dagger tale of Vera Atkins, one of Britain’s premiere secret agents during World War II. As the head of the French Section of the British Special Operations Executive, Vera Atkins recruited, trained, and mentored special operatives whose job was to organize and arm the resistance in Nazi-occupied France. After the war, Atkins courageously committed herself to a dangerous search for twelve of her most cherished women spies who had gone missing in action. Drawing on previously unavailable sources, Sarah Helm chronicles Atkins’s extraordinary life and her singular journey through the chaos of post-war Europe. Brimming with intrigue, heroics, honor, and the horrors of war, A Life in Secrets is the story of a grand, elusive woman and a tour de force of investigative journalism.

The Jewish Women Prisoners of Ravensbrück

Judith Buber Agassi
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Author : Judith Buber Agassi
Publisher : Modern Jewish History (Texas T
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 0896728722

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The Jewish Women Prisoners of Ravensbrück by Judith Buber Agassi Pdf

To date, Judith Buber Agassi has recovered the identities of over 16,000 Revensbruck prisoners. Now in paperback, this study of Ravensbruck, largely overlooked in favor of more notorious killing camps, brings to the forefront a unique set of Holocaust victims. The daughter of a Ravensbruck survivor, Judith Buber Agassi has taught sociology and political science at universities in the United States, Canada, Israel, Germany, and Hong Kong. She currently resides in Tel Aviv with her family"--Book cover, page [4].

The Dawn of Hope

Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz
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Author : Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz
Publisher : Arcade Publishing
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1559704985

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The Dawn of Hope by Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz Pdf

The "French Mother Teresa" tells for the first time of her experience in the concentration camp at Ravensbruck, reviving a poignant reminder of the Holocaust that must never be forgotten.

Michelangelo in Ravensbruck

Karolina Lanckoronska
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Author : Karolina Lanckoronska
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0306816113

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Michelangelo in Ravensbruck by Karolina Lanckoronska Pdf

In 1939, Countess Karolina Lanckoronska, professor and wealthy landowner, joined the Polish underground, was arrested, sentenced to death, and was held in Ravensbruck concentration camp. There she taught art history to other women who, like her, might be dead in a few days. This inspiring and beautifully written memoir records a neglected side of World War II: the mass murder of Poles, the serial horrors inflicted by both Russians and Nazis, and the immense courage of those who resisted.

My Name Is Selma

Selma van de Perre
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Author : Selma van de Perre
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982164676

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My Name Is Selma by Selma van de Perre Pdf

Translation originally published: London: Bantam Press, 2020.

Ravensbrück

Germaine Tillion
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Author : Germaine Tillion
Publisher : Anchor Books
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015013121994

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An eyewitness account of the only all-women's concentration camp in the Third Reich.

The Lilac Girls of Ravensbrück

Martha Hall Kelly
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Author : Martha Hall Kelly
Publisher : Century
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1529156351

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For three women living through World War II, the threat of war poses very separate issues - that is, until their lives become intertwined in the most tragic of circumstances. New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate. But the privileged life to which she is accustomed is turned upside down when her lover suddenly and suspiciously disappears. An ocean away in Germany, indoctrinated young Herta Oberheuser is desperate to begin working as a doctor. She replies to an advert for a government medical position, yet only upon arrival does she discover the true extent of her horrifying new role. As the war advances, Polish teenager Kasia Kuzmerick is drawn deeper into the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbours, one false move can have dire consequences. Then the unthinkable happens: Kasia is sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi concentration camp for women where Herta now works, and her life is transformed into a desperate attempt to survive. As the women's stories coincide and span decades and continents - from New York to Paris, Germany, and Poland - the devastation of Ravensbrück is ever-present, as Kasia and Caroline strive to bring justice to those history has forgotten . . . __________ 'Harrowing . . . Lilac illuminates.' People 'A compelling, page-turning narrative . . . Lilac Girls falls squarely into the groundbreaking category of fiction that re-examines history from a fresh, female point of view. It's smart, thoughtful and also just an old-fashioned good read.' Fort Worth Star - Telegram 'A powerful story for readers everywhere . . . Martha Hall Kelly has brought readers a firsthand glimpse into one of history's most frightening memories. A novel that brings to life what these women and many others suffered. . . . I was moved to tears.' San Francisco Book Review '[A] compelling first novel . . . This is a page-turner demonstrating the tests and triumphs civilians faced during war, complemented by Kelly's vivid depiction of history and excellent characters.' Publishers Weekly 'Kelly vividly re-creates the world of Ravensbrück.' Kirkus Reviews 'Inspired by actual events and real people, Martha Hall Kelly has woven together the stories of three women during World War II that reveal the bravery, cowardice, and cruelty of those days. This is a part of history--women's history--that should never be forgotten.' Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author of China Dolls 'This is the kind of book I wish I had the courage to write--a profound, unsettling, and thoroughly captivating look at sisterhood through the dark lens of the Holocaust. Lilac Girls is the best book I've read all year. It will haunt you.' Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 'Rich with historical detail and riveting to the end, Lilac Girls weaves the lives of three astonishing women into a story of extraordinary moral power set against the harrowing backdrop of Europe in thrall to Nazi Germany. Martha Hall Kelly moves effortlessly across physical and ethical battlegrounds, across the trajectory of a doomed wartime romance, across the territory of the soul. I can't remember the last time I read a novel that moved me so deeply.' Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of A Hundred Summers and The Secret Life of Violet Grant

Rose Under Fire

Elizabeth E. Wein
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Author : Elizabeth E. Wein
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780385679541

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Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth E. Wein Pdf

Rose Justice is a young pilot with the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. On her way back from a semi-secret flight in the waning days of the war, Rose is captured by the Germans and ends up in Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi women's concentration camp. There, she meets an unforgettable group of women, including a once glamorous and celebrated French detective novelist whose Jewish husband and three young sons have been killed; a resilient young girl who was a human guinea pig for Nazi doctors trying to learn how to treat German war wounds; and a Nachthexen, or Night Witch, a female fighter pilot and military ace for the Soviet air force. These damaged women must bond together to help each other survive. In this companion volume to the critically acclaimed novel Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein continues to explore themes of friendship and loyalty, right and wrong, and unwavering bravery in the face of indescribable evil.

God Remained Outside

Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz
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Author : Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz
Publisher : Souvenir Press
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015050748600

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God Remained Outside by Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz Pdf

This work relives the author''s experiences in Ravensbruck as a prisoner cut off from the fellow prisoners with whom she had formed a close bond of mutual encouragement.'