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Holy Week : a novel of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising /
At the height of the Nazi extermination campaign in the Warsaw Ghetto, a young Jewish woman, Irena, seeks the protection of her former lover, a young architect, Jan Malecki. By taking her in, he puts his own life and the safety of his family at risk. Over a four-day period, Tuesday through Friday of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Polaco |
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Athens :
Ohio University Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | At the height of the Nazi extermination campaign in the Warsaw Ghetto, a young Jewish woman, Irena, seeks the protection of her former lover, a young architect, Jan Malecki. By taking her in, he puts his own life and the safety of his family at risk. Over a four-day period, Tuesday through Friday of Holy Week 1943, as Irena becomes increasingly traumatized by her situation, Malecki questions his decision to shelter Irena in the apartment where Malecki, his pregnant wife, and his younger brother reside. Added to his dilemma is the broader context of Poles' attitudes toward the "Jewish question |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 149 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-149). |
| ISBN: | 9780821442203 0821442201 |