William & Rosalie : a Holocaust testimony / by William and Rosalie Schiff and Craig Hanley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schiff, William, 1918-

Contributor:

Schiff, Rosalie, 1922-

Hanley, Craig, 1958-

Series:

Mayborn literary nonfiction series ; no. 1.

Mayborn literary nonfiction series ; no. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Poland--Kraków--Biography.

Jews.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Holocaust survivors--Texas--Dallas--Biography.

Holocaust survivors.

Kraków (Poland)--Biography.

Kraków (Poland).

Schiff, William, 1918-.

Schiff, William.

Schiff, Rosalie, 1922-.

Schiff, Rosalie.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

William and Rosalie

Place of Publication:

Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1941, newlyweds William and Rosalie Schiff are forcibly separated and sent on their individual odysseys through a surreal maze of hate. This is an account of two Polish Jews who survive six different German slave and prison camps throughout the Holocaust. It describes the struggle of the lovers to stay alive and find each other at war's end.

Contents:

When will people stop hating?

In this ghetto we were married

Plaszow : the first camp

It has to have an end

I wish I could have helped more people

Remember how I lived my life, Rose

Days in the grave

One hundred miles of rapists

A human being

Ghost town

On the border

The future of hate.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165).

ISBN:

1-281-92333-8

9786611923334

1-57441-384-8

1-4356-8676-4

1-4337-1049-8

OCLC:

294908034