How We Outwitted and Survived the Nazis : The True Story of the Holocaust Rescuers, Zofia Sterner and Her Family / Roman Dziarski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dziarski, Roman, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"[A] worthy tribute to the extraordinary bravery of a remarkable woman.” - Publishers WeeklyIn World War II's Poland, thirty year old Zofia Sterner and her husband Wacek refuse to be classified as Jews destined for extermination.Instead, they evade the Nazis and the Soviets in several dramatic escapes and selflessly rescue many Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto and a labor camp, later becoming active participants in the Warsaw Uprising where they are taken prisoner. This retelling, captured through diaries, interviews, war crime trial testimonies, and letters, detail the Sterners' heroic rescues, escapes, and ultimate survival. A true story of hope amid horrifying tragedy, How We Outwitted and Survived the Nazis illustrates how war brings out the worst and the best in people, and how true humanity and heroism of ordinary people are revealed by their willingness to risk everything and help others. This story is about being human under the most inhumane conditions.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Abbreviations and Glossary

The Main Characters

1. Fleeing

2. Getting Help

3. A Mob and Loss

4. Reunion and Fleeing Again

5. Back with the Family

6. Evading

7. Birth

8. Kazio’s War Odyssey

9. The Warsaw Ghetto

10. Rescues

11. Passing and Hiding

12. Working for the Enemy

13. Blackmail

14. The Underground

15. The Uprising

16. Wacek’s Imprisonment

17. Deportation

18. Escape and Freedom

19. Wacek’s Return

20. Back Home

Epilogue – Zosia and Edek Kosman after the War

Afterword

Postface

A Note on Terminology

Acknowledgements

Figures

References

List of Figures

Figure Credits

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2023)

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ISBN:

979-88-87191-99-7

OCLC:

1382341148