My Name Is Selma - The remarkable memoir of a Jewish Resistance fighter and Ravensbruck survivor (Paperback)

'I am one of few Jewish survivors of World War Two, but one of many Jewish people to fight the Nazi regime. My story illustrates what happened to thousands of Jews and non-Jews alike. I have recorded the small details that made up our lives, the sheer luck that saved some of us and the atrocities that led to the deaths of so many, as a tribute to all those who suffered and died...' _______________ Selma van de Perre was seventeen when World War Two began. Until then, being Jewish in the Netherlands had been of no consequence. But by 1941 this simple fact had become a matter of life or death. Several times, Selma avoided being rounded up by the Nazis. Then, in an act of defiance, she joined the Resistance movement, using the pseudonym Margareta van der Kuit. For two years 'Marga' risked it all. Using a fake ID, and passing as Aryan she travelled around the country delivering newsletters, sharing information, keeping up morale - doing, as she later explained, what 'had to be done'. In July 1944 her luck ran out. She was transported to Ravensbruck, the women's concentration camp, as a political prisoner. Unlike her parents and sister - who, she would later discover, died in other camps - she survived by using her alias, pretending to be someone else. It was only after the war ended that she was allowed to reclaim her identity and dared to say once again: My name is Selma. Now, at ninety-nine, Selma remains a force of nature. Full of hope and courage, this is her story in her own words.

General

Imprint:	Black Swan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2021
Authors:	Selma van de Perre
Translators:	Alice Tetley-Paul • Anna Asbury
Dimensions:	200 x 130 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-78416-567-3
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Dutch
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Fiction > True stories > Endurance & survival Books > Fiction > True stories > War / combat / elite forces > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	1-78416-567-0
Barcode:	9781784165673

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