Overview
- Summary
- "As a teenage Jew in Nazi-occupied Poland, Henry Gribou went to great lengths to conceal his identity. He acquired papers with a fake Polish birth certificate and became a master of slipping unobtrusively between the Jewish and non-Jewish worlds. Gribou conveys his anxiety at being exposed at any moment, offering an extraordinary perspective on the Holocaust"--Provided by publisher.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2012]
©2012 - Locale
- Poland
- Contents
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Whipping boy
Jewish in Warsaw
My secret weapon
Teacher and savior
Instant brothers
The Swedish goddess
End of a dream
My world collapses
Waking the dead
Knight in Nazi armor
Rats in a cage
A life split in two
Another door closes
Nipping at the Nazis' heels
Walking a tightrope
A weekend in the country
Joining the family
Solo wedding night
"For killing our Jesus"
The Gestapo's knock
Lashing out, at last
An ending, of sorts
Lies that wouldn't die. - Notes
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Includes index.
Whipping boy -- Jewish in Warsaw -- My secret weapon -- Teacher and savior -- Instant brothers -- The Swedish goddess -- End of a dream -- My world collapses -- Waking the dead -- Knight in Nazi armor -- Rats in a cage -- A life split in two -- Another door closes -- Nipping at the Nazis' heels -- Walking a tightrope -- A weekend in the country -- Joining the family -- Solo wedding night -- "For killing our Jesus" -- The Gestapo's knock -- Lashing out, at last -- An ending, of sorts -- Lies that wouldn't die.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- External Link
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Electronic version(s) available. Hosted by ProQuest
- ISBN
- 9780786469772
0786469773 - Additional Form
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Electronic version(s) available internally at USHMM.
- Physical Description
- v, 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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