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The sisters of Auschwitz : the true story of two Jewish sisters' resistance in the heart of Nazi territory  Cover Image Book Book

The sisters of Auschwitz : the true story of two Jewish sisters' resistance in the heart of Nazi territory / Roxane van Iperen ; translated from the Dutch by Joni Zwart.

Iperen, Roxane van, (author.). Zwart, Joni, 1979- (translator.). Iperen, Roxane van. translation of: Hooge Nest. English. (Added Author).

Summary:

'The Sisters of Auschwitz' is an unforgettable story of two unsung heroes of WWII: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper, who joined the Dutch Resistance, helped save dozens of lives through their safehouse in the countryside of Holland, were captured by the Nazis, and ultimately survived the Holocaust. Based on meticulous research and unprecedented access to the Brilleslijpers personal archives of memoirs and photos.

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  • ISBN: 9780063136861 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: viii, 302 pages ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Harper, [2019]

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General Note:
Originally published in hardcover: Great Britain : Seven Dials, 2019.
Originally published as 't Hooge Nest in Dutch: 2018.
Subject: Brilleslijper, Janny.
Brilleslijper, Lien.
Brilleslijper family.
Holocaust survivors > Netherlands.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jewish resistance > Netherlands.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women > Netherlands.
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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