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Shadows of Survival, A Child's Memoir of the Warsaw Ghetto, Kirstine Keese

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Shadows of Survival, A Child's Memoir of the Warsaw Ghetto, Kirstine Keese

Language

eng

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autobiography

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illustrations

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Shadows of Survival

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Kirstine Keese

Series statement

Jews of Poland

Sub title

A Child's Memoir of the Warsaw Ghetto

Summary

A vivid and unsparing memoir of the experiences of an eight year old child incarcerated in the Warsaw Ghetto. Her escape from the Ghetto and from Warsaw following the Uprising was due to her mother's resourcefulness. Settling finally into an outwardly comfortable American life she repressed her horrific memories until compelled to bear witness

Table Of Contents

1. My personal war -- 2. 1939: the clouds of war -- 3. November 1940-July 1942: the Ghetto, first stages -- 4. The Ghetto, last stages -- 5. The end of safety -- 6. Jasio's story and leaving the Ghetto -- 7. Times of high anxiety -- 8. August-October 1944: The Warsaw Uprising -- 9. Leaving Warsaw -- 10. Waiting for the war to end -- 11. Spring 1945: Return to the convent -- 12. Living with Genia in Lodz -- Afterword: What is left??? -- Photos and Documents

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Shadows of Survival: A Child{u2019}s Memoir of the Warsaw Ghetto

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