Bibliograph

Justyna's narrative, Gusta Davidson Draenger ; edited with an introduction by Eli Pfefferkorn and David H. Hirsch ; translated by Roslyn Hirsch and David H. Hirsch

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Justyna's narrative, Gusta Davidson Draenger ; edited with an introduction by Eli Pfefferkorn and David H. Hirsch ; translated by Roslyn Hirsch and David H. Hirsch

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Justyna's narrative

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Gusta Davidson Draenger ; edited with an introduction by Eli Pfefferkorn and David H. Hirsch ; translated by Roslyn Hirsch and David H. Hirsch

Review

"Written during World War II, Justyna's Narrative is a compelling account of the Krakow Jewish resistance. From February through April 1943, Gusta Davidson Draenger (aka "Justyna") composed the narrative on scraps of paper smuggled into her prison cell. Between sessions of torture and interrogation at the hands of the Gestapo, she recorded the activities and spiritual aspirations of a clandestine group of young Jewish idealists who forged documents, acquired weapons, and committed acts of defiance against the Nazis."--BOOK JACKET

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