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The sisters of Auschwitz : the true story of two Jewish sisters' resistance in the heart of Nazi territory / Roxane van Iperen ; translated from the Dutch by Joni Zwart.
Van Pelt Library D804.195 .V3713 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Iperen, Roxane van, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Hooge nest. English
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Biography.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- Jewish families--Netherlands--Biography.
- Jewish families.
- Sisters--Netherlands--Biography.
- Sisters.
- Brilleslijper, Janny.
- Brilleslijper, Lien.
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp).
- Netherlands.
- Genre:
- Creative nonfiction.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 299 pages : maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Seven Dials, 2019.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Dutch.
- Summary:
- During the Second World War two Jewish sisters -- Janny and Lien Brilleslijper -- run one of the largest hideaways in The Netherlands: The High Nest, a villa in The Gooi area. While the last remaining Jews are being hunted in The Netherlands, the lives of dozens of hideaways kept going for better or for worse, right under the noses of their National Socialist neighbours. Eventually, the nest is exposed and the Brilleslijper family put on one of the last transports to Auschwitz, along with the (Anne) Frank family. Roxane's novelistic eye combined with her rigorous research result in a hugely compelling portrayal of courage, treason and human resilience.
- Notes:
- Originally published as 't Hooge Nest in Dutch in 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-299).
- ISBN:
- 9781841883748
- 1841883743
- 9781841883731
- 1841883735
- OCLC:
- 1128154915
- Publisher Number:
- 99984148458
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