Codename: Zegota - Rescuing Jews in Occupied Poland, 1942 1945: the Most Dangerous

Informationen zum Autor Irene Tomaszewski is the program director of an international symposium on Polish Studies in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, and founding president of the Montreal-based Canadian Foundation for Polish Studies. Tecia Werbowski has written eight novels. Klappentext An inspiring story of unarmed civilians of all ages who took on the Gestapo, the SS, and the Wehrmacht-and outwitted them at least 20,000 times. Code Name: Zegota: Rescuing Jews in Occupied Poland, 1942-1945: The Most Dangerous Conspiracy in Wartime Europe tells the story of the only secret organization in occupied Europe set up for the sole purpose of saving Jews. The first book on the subject in English, it details the danger and complexity behind Zegota rescue attempts, clarifying the relationship of the Germans, who had total control; the Poles, who were relegated to sub-human status and treated as slave labor; and the Jews, designated nonhuman and collectively condemned to death. Illuminating the moral dilemmas that arose as one life was pitted against another under the lawless apartheid conditions created by the Nazis, Code Name: Zegota explores the critical situation in occupied Poland and the personalities that responded to desperate conditions with a mix of courage and creativity. It profiles the key players and the network behind them and describes the sophisticated organization and its mode of operation. The cast of characters ranges from members of prewar Poland's cultural and political elite to Girl Guides and Boy Scouts, who worked as couriers. As this inspiring book shows, all of these brave souls risked torture, concentration camps, and death-and many paid the price. Zusammenfassung An inspiring story of unarmed civilians of all ages who took on the Gestapo! the SS! and the Wehrmacht-and outwitted them at least 20!000 times.

Product details

• Authors: Irene Tomaszewski, Irene/ Werbowski Tomaszewski, Tomaszewski Irene, Tecia Werbowski, Werbowski Tecia
• Assisted by: Davies Norman (Foreword)
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2010
• EAN: 9780313383915
• ISBN: 978-0-313-38391-5
• No. of pages: 182
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / General, Poland, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / Eastern Front