| Lala's Story: A Memoir of the Holocaust Contributor(s): Fishman, Lala (Author), Weingartner, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 081011500X ISBN-13: 9780810115002 Publisher: Northwestern University Press OUR PRICE: $28.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: Born into a middle-class Jewish family in 1932, Lala Weintraub grew up in Lvov, Poland. When the Nazis came, Lala--who had blond hair and blue eyes--convinced them she was a Christian. This book tells her remarkable story. More than a narrative of survival, this is the story of a young girl's calculated and resolute struggle to defy, resist, and ultimately defeat the evil forces that sought her demise. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - History | Holocaust |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| LCCN: 97-36776 |
| Series: Jewish Lives |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.74" W x 8.62" (1.00 lbs) 355 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of 1998 Carl Sandburg Award Born into a middle-class Jewish family in 1932, Lala Weintraub grew up in Lvov, Poland. When the Nazis came, Lala--who had blond hair and blue eyes--survived by convincing them she was a Christian. This book tells her remarkable story. Fiercely determined and greatly aided by her Aryan looks, she managed to convince everyone--German soldiers, interrogators, fellow Poles--that she was a Polish gentile. Within a year after the Germans captured Lvov, many of Lala's family members were missing and presumed dead. Lala's Story follows her as she moves from town to town, driven by her fear of being discovered. More than a story of survival, this is the story of a young girl's resolute struggle to defy, resist, and ultimately defeat the evil forces pursuing her. |