Hide and seek : a wartime childhood / Theresa Cahn-Tober.
Hide and seek : a wartime childhood / Theresa Cahn-Tober.
By
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Cahn-Tober, Theresa.
Publication Date
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2002-2003
Publication Information
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Albuquerque, N.M. : University of New Mexico Press,
Physical Description
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216 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Jewish children in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Biography.
Jews -- Poland -- Biography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Personal narratives.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Biography.
Summary
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In 1939, Irenka Licht had just turned three when Germany invaded Poland. Her father, a respected local physician, tapped into a large network of friends who were willing to hide and protect his Jewish family. Irenka was sent to live separate from her family and spent six years hiding in cellars, attics, and a convent. She continually assumed false identities and was allowed to visit her family only occasionally -- and under a heavy cloak of secrecy. In 1946, when Irenka entered the United States, her name was changed to 'Theresa'. This is her memoir of those years. She recognises, and pays tribute to, those who made sacrifices and ignored the danger of helping her and her family during those terror-filled years, especially Marysia Niemiec, who went to extreme lengths to assist young Irenka.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780826331984
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