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Lexington studies in Jewish literature |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : International Universities Press, 1948. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Dr. Kapezius -- "I want to go with them" -- Arrival at Auschwitz -- Auschwitz : a day within its borders -- Dinner at Auschwitz -- The "beauty parlor" -- Auschwitz treasure-trove : Julika Farkas -- Charlotte Junger -- The value of a piece of string -- Irma Greze -- "Concert" in Auschwitz -- Margarine -- Block VII : the latrine -- Childbirth in Camp C -- The hospital staff -- The story of the fatal handkerchief -- One woman's death -- The bag of diamonds -- The life-saving embryo -- The story of Jeanette -- Liquidation of Camp C -- Farewell to Auschwitz -- Trip to Hamburg -- Hamburg : dege Werke -- Belsen Bergen -- General Gleen Hughes -- Abbé Brand. |
| Summary |
"Gisella Perl's memoir is an extraordinarily candid account of women's extreme efforts to survive Auschwitz. It was the first memoir by a woman survivor and established the model for understanding the gendered Nazi policies and practices targeting Jewish women as racially poisonous"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Perl, Gisella.
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Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Romanian.
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Jewish women -- Poland -- Owicim -- Biography.
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Women gynecologists -- Poland -- Owicim -- Biography.
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Gynecologists -- Poland -- Owicim -- Biography.
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Women gynecologists -- Romania -- Biography.
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Jews, Romanian -- Biography.
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Holocaust survivors -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities.
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1939-1945 |
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Biography. |
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Personal narratives. |
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Personal narratives -- Romanian. |
| Alt Author |
Lassner, Phyllis, author of introduction.
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Cohen, Danny M., author of introduction.
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Hoffman, Eva, 1945- author of afterword.
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| Standard # |
9781498583923 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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149858392X hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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9781498583947 paperback ; alkaline paper |
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1498583946 paperback ; alkaline paper |
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