The Hidden Children; The Secret Survivors of the Holocaust

Ballantine Books, New York, 1995. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. They hid wherever they could for as long as it took the Allies to win the war -- Jewish children, frightened, alone, often separated from their families. For months, even years, they faced the constant danger of discovery, fabricating new identities at a young age, sacrificing their childhoods to save their lives. These secret survivors have suppressed these painful memories for decades. Now, in The Hidden Children, twenty-three adult survivors share their moving wartime experiences -- some for the first time. There is Rosa, who hid in an impoverished one-room farmhouse with three others, sleeping on a clay pallet behind a stove; Renee, who posed as a Catholic and was kept in a convent by nuns who knew her secret; and Richard, who lived in a closet with his family for thirteen months. Their personal stories of belief and determination give a voice, at last, to the forgotten. Inspiring and life-affirming, The Hidden Children is an unparalleled document of witness, discovery, and the miracle of human courage. – rear panel blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XXVIII, 308 pages in photographic illustrated softcover binding, slightly creased on the lower left hand side of the rear panel, and with a small black-and-white photograph to introduce each chapter. There is no other damage to describe.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Judaica; Europe; Religion & Theology. ISBN: 0449906868. ISBN/EAN: 9780449906866. Inventory No: 0253049. . 9780449906866