Lovers in Auschwitz, a true story, Keren Blankfeld
Type
Label
Lovers in Auschwitz, a true story, Keren Blankfeld
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-380) and index
resource.biographical
collective biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Lovers in Auschwitz
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1382526007
Responsibility statement
Keren Blankfeld
Sub title
a true story
Summary
"Zippi Spitzer and David Wisnia were captivated by each other from the moment they first exchanged glances across the work floor. It was the beginning of a love story that could have happened anywhere. Except for one difference: this romance was unfolding in history's most notorious death camp, between two young prisoners whose budding intimacy risked dooming them if they were caught. Incredibly, David and Zippi survived for years beneath the ash-choked skies of Auschwitz. Under the protection of their fellow inmates, their romance grew and deepened, even as their brushes with death mounted and David's luck in particular seemed close to running out. As the war's end finally approached and the time came for them to leave the camp, David and Zippi made plans to meet again. But neither of them could imagine how long their reunion would take or how many lives they would live in the interim. They had no inkling, either, of the betrayals that would await them along the way. But David did suspect that Zippi harbored a secret--one that could explain the mystery of his survival all those years ago. An unbelievable tale of romance, sacrifice, loss, and resilience, Lovers in Auschwitz is a saga of two young people who found themselves trapped inside a waking nightmare of the Nazis' creation, yet who nevertheless discovered a love that sustained them through history's darkest hour."--Amazon
Table Of Contents
Interlude -- Part I: Overture. "Small stuff" -- The end of an era -- "He was bluffing" -- "No one's going to beat them" -- The Jewish codex -- "You go" -- Part II: Aria. An ordinary affair -- "God is with us" -- The number book -- Part III: Duet. The hanging -- An understanding -- "You are my sister-in-law!" -- Orchestra girls -- "Evening in the moonlight" -- "We are going to play" -- "Long live Poland" -- "Don't give up" -- "Always forward" -- Part IV: Interlude. "You are free!" -- White star -- "Are we free?" -- Little Davey -- "How are you still alive?" -- An example for the rest of the world -- Part V: Cadenza. "The loneliness of survival" -- "That's an American" -- "Just the ticket" -- "Ask me anything" -- Isn't life strange -- Epilogue
Target audience
adult