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krak?w

Dear God, have you ever gone hungry?

memoirs
1998
The author, prisoner number 69084 in the Plaszow concentration camp, provides his personal account of the Holocaust, discussing his daily struggle to survive, his secret marriage in the camp, and his time as a worker for Oskar Schindler. Includes poems, anecdotes, and illustrations.

Oskar Schindler and his list

the man, the book, the film, the Holocaust and its survivors
1995
A collection of essays, articles, and interviews about Oskar Schindler, who saved 1,200 Jews during World War II, and the international effect of his story.

No pretty pictures

a child of war
2000
The author, known as an illustrator of children's books, describes her experiences as a Polish Jew during World War II and for years in Sweden afterwards.

The Road to rescue

the untold story of Schindler's list
2008
Tells the story of how Schindler's List came into being. Oskar Schindler, a German businessman, spent his personal fortune to save 1,200 Jewish prisoners from certain death during the Holocaust. His list was made possible by a secret strategy designed by a young Polish Jew, Mietek Pemper, at the Plaszow concentration camp. Pemper's knowledge of the German language was put to use by the camp commandant and Pemper became his personal stenographer. Once Pemper gained access to classified documents he was able to pass on secret information for Schindler to compile his list. After the war, Pemper was the key witness for the prosecution of his camp commandant in 1946.

Schindler's list

1982
The story of a man who took incredible risks and spent his considerable fortune to build a factory camp to protect Jews in World War II Germany.

Schindler's list

1993
The true story of a man who took incredible risks and spent his considerable fortune to build a factory camp to protect Jews during World War II.

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