In the Autumn of 1940 the Jews of Warsaw were forced into a crowded
ghetto, enduring unimaginable conditions until most were killed.
Yet, amid this, one man, Emanuel Ringelblum, started an
extraordinary clandestine organization dedicated to recording life
under Nazi occupation. His aim: to ensure that, if he died, his
people's history would still be written. Codenamed Oyneg Shabes,
this underground group painstakingly gathered together an archive
of some 35,000 documents - letters, poems, photographs, personal
testimonies, menus, sketches, songs and official papers - which was
buried in tin boxes and milk bottles just before the ghetto was
razed to the ground. This secret cache lay deep beneath the rubble
for years, long after most of the Oyneg Shabes's members had
perished, until one of the few survivors led the way to its secret
location. Only now can the story of this incredible historical
record, and the people behind it, be fully told. It is a testament
to an extraordinary act of defiance in the face of tyranny, and to
the triumph of history.
General
| Imprint: |
Penguin Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 2009 |
| First published: |
June 2010 |
| Authors: |
Samuel D Kassow
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 128 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
523 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-14-103968-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-14-103968-X |
| Barcode: |
9780141039688 |
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