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Schindler's List [videorecording] / by Fiennes, Ralph.(CARDINAL)341238; Kingsley, Ben.(CARDINAL)423809; Neeson, Liam.(CARDINAL)344074;
Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; film edited by Michael Kahn ; music by John Williams ; violin solos by Itzhak Perlman ; costume designer, Anna Biedrzycka-Sheppard ; consultant, Leopold Page ; art directors, Ewa Skoczkowska, Maciej Walczak ; production designer, Allan Starski.Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagalle, Embeth Davidtz.The story of a Catholic war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who risked his life and went bankrupt in order to save more than 1,000 Jews from certain death in concentration camps. He employed Jews in his crockery factory manufacturing goods for the German army. At the same time he tries to stay solvent with the help of a Jewish accountant and negotiates business with a vicious Nazi commandant who enjoys shooting Jews as target practice from the balcony of his villa that overlooks the prison camp he commands.MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexuality, and actuality violence.Academy Award, 1994: Best director; best picture; best cinematography; best art direction-set direction; best film editing; best music-original score; best writing-screenplay based on material from another medium.
Subjects: Historical films.; Feature films.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The big break [sound recording] : the greatest American WWII POW escape story never told / by Dando-Collins, Stephen.(CARDINAL)681801; Woodson, Paul.nrt.; Recorded Books, Inc.(CARDINAL)340508;
Narrated by Paul Woodson.The story opens in the stinking latrines of the Schubin camp as an American and a Canadian lead the digging of a tunnel which enabled a break involving 36 prisoners of war (POWs). The Germans then converted the camp to Oflag 64, to exclusively hold US Army officers, with more than 1500 Americans ultimately housed there. Plucky Americans attempted a variety of escapes until January, 1945, only to be thwarted every time. Then, with the Red Army advancing closer every day, camp commandant Colonel Fritz Schneider received orders from Berlin to march his prisoners west. Game on! Over the next few days, 250 US Army officers would succeed in escaping east to link up with the Russians--although they would prove almost as dangerous as the Nazis--only to be ordered once they arrived back in the United States not to talk about their adventures. Within months, General Patton would launch a bloody bid to rescue the remaining Schubin Americans.
Subjects: United States. Army; Oflag 64 (Concentration camp); Americans; Prisoner-of-war escapes; Prisoners of war; Soldiers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cilka's journey [large print] / by Morris, Heather(Screenwriter),author.(CARDINAL)677873; Matthews, Owen,writer of afterword.(CARDINAL)558434;
Cilka is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in 1942, where the commandant immediately notices how beautiful she is. Forcibly separated from the other women prisoners, Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly taken, equals survival. When the war is over and the camp is liberated, freedom is not granted to Cilka: She is charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy and sent to a Siberian prison camp. But did she really have a choice? And where do the lines of morality lie for Cilka, who was sent to Auschwitz when she was still a child? In Siberia, Cilka faces challenges both new and horribly familiar, including the unwanted attention of the guards. But when she meets a kind female doctor, Cilka is taken under her wing and begins to tend to the ill in the camp, struggling to care for them under brutal conditions. Confronting death and terror daily, Cilka discovers a strength she never knew she had. And when she begins to tentatively form bonds and relationships in this harsh, new reality, Cilka finds that despite everything that has happened to her, there is room in her heart for love.
Subjects: Large print books.; Historical fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Birkenau (Concentration camp); Women prisoners; Jews; Rape victims; Ex-internment camp inmates; Ex-Nazi concentration camp inmates; Women healers;
Available copies: 39 / Total copies: 45
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Schindler's list [videorecording] / by Davidtz, Embeth,1966-(CARDINAL)785918; Fiennes, Ralph.(CARDINAL)341238; Goodall, Caroline.; Kaminski, Janusz.; Keneally, Thomas.Schindler's list.(CARDINAL)743513; Kingsley, Ben.(CARDINAL)423809; Lustig, Branko.; Molen, Gerald R.(CARDINAL)847836; Neeson, Liam.(CARDINAL)344074; Sagalle, Jonathan.; Spielberg, Steven,1946-(CARDINAL)148835; Williams, John,1932-(CARDINAL)346904; Zaillian, Steven.(CARDINAL)436284; Amblin Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)355000; Universal Pictures (Firm)(CARDINAL)318695;
Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; editor, Michael Kahn ; original music, John Williams.Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagalle, Embeth Davidtz.The story of a Catholic war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who risked his life and went bankrupt in order to save more than 1,000 Jews from certain death in concentration camps. He employed Jews in his crockery factory manufacturing goods for the German army. At the same time he tries to stay solvent with the help of a Jewish accountant and negotiates business with a vicious Nazi commandant who enjoys shooting Jews as target practice from the balcony of his villa that overlooks the prison camp he commands.MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexulaity, and actuality violence.DVD; Dual layered/dual sided; 5.1 Dolby Digital; 5.1 dts surround; Region 1 NTSC
Subjects: Schindler, Oskar, 1908-1974; Feature films; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust; Video recordings for the hearing impaired; Video recordings.; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 6
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Schindler's list [videorecording] by Davidtz, Embeth,1966-(CARDINAL)785918; Fiennes, Ralph.(CARDINAL)341238; Gebel, Malgoscha.; Goodall, Caroline.; Ivanir, Mark.; Keneally, Thomas.Schindler's list.(CARDINAL)743513; Kingsley, Ben.(CARDINAL)423809; Levy, Shmulik.; Lustig, Branko.; Molen, Gerald R.(CARDINAL)847836; Neeson, Liam.(CARDINAL)344074; Sagalle, Jonathan.; Spielberg, Steven,1946-(CARDINAL)148835; Zaillian, Steven.(CARDINAL)436284; Amblin Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)355000; Universal Pictures (Firm)(CARDINAL)318695;
Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; art directors, Ewa Skoczkowska, Maciej Walczak ; editor, Michael Kahn ; original music, John Williams ; costume designer, Anna B. Sheppard ; production designer, Allan Starski.Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz, Malgoshcha Gebel, Shmulik Levy, Mark Ivanir.The story of a Catholic war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who risked his life and went bankrupt in order to save more than 1,000 Jews from certain death in concentration camps. He employed Jews in his crockery factory manufacturing goods for the German army. At the same time he tries to stay solvent with the help of a Jewish accountant and negotiates business with a vicious Nazi commandant who enjoys shooting Jews as target practice from the balcony of his villa that overlooks the prison camp he commands.MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexuality, and actuality violence.DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital and DTS surround.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Schindler, Oskar, 1908-1974; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Schindler's list [videorecording] / by Davidtz, Embeth,1966-act(CARDINAL)785918; Fiennes, Ralph.act(CARDINAL)341238; Goodall, Caroline,1959-act(CARDINAL)340608; Kahn, Michael,1935-flm; Kamiński, Janusz,1959-; Keneally, Thomas.Schindler's list.(CARDINAL)743513; Kennedy, Kathleen,1954-pro(CARDINAL)783145; Kingsley, Ben,1943-act(CARDINAL)349063; Lustig, Branko.pro; Molen, Gerald R.pro; Neeson, Liam.act(CARDINAL)344074; Perlman, Itzhak,1945-prf(CARDINAL)518026; Rywin, Lew,1945-pro; Sagalle, Jonathan.act; Sheppard, Anna.cst; Spielberg, Steven,1946-prodrt(CARDINAL)148835; Starski, Allan,1943-dsr; Williams, John,1932-cmp(CARDINAL)346904; Zaillian, Steven.aus(CARDINAL)436284; Amblin Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)355000; Universal Pictures (Firm)(CARDINAL)318695;
Side A. Feature film -- side B. Feature film, cont. ; special features.Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; film edited by Michael Kahn ; music by John Williams ; violin solos by Itzhak Perlman ; costume designer, Anna Biedrzycka-Sheppard ; consultant, Leopold Page ; art directors, Ewa Skoczkowska, Maciej Walczak.Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagalle, Embeth Davidtz.The story of a Catholic war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who risked his life and went bankrupt in order to save more than 1,000 Jews from certain death in concentration camps. He employed Jews in his crockery factory manufacturing goods for the German army. At the same time he tries to stay solvent with the help of a Jewish accountant and negotiates business with a vicious Nazi commandant who enjoys shooting Jews as target practice from the balcony of his villa that overlooks the prison camp he commands.MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexuality, and actuality violence.DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, DTS; dual-layer, double-sided disc.Academy Award, 1994: Best director; best picture; best cinematography; best art direction-set direction; best film editing; best music-original score; best writing-screenplay based on material from another medium.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Film adaptations.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; War films.; Keneally, Thomas.; Schindler, Oskar, 1908-1974; Feature films.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Historical films.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; World War, 1939-1945; Feature films.;
Available copies: 20 / Total copies: 29
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The dressmakers of Auschwitz [large print] : the true story of the women who sewed to survive / by Adlington, Lucy,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 458-471).Introduction -- One of the few who survived -- The one and only power -- What next, how to continue? -- The yellow star -- The customary reception -- You want to stay alive -- I want to live here till I die -- Out of ten thousand women -- Solidarity and support -- The air smells like burning paper -- They want us to be normal?At the height of the Holocaust twenty-five young inmates of the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, mainly Jewish women and girls, were selected to design, cut, and sew beautiful fashions for elite Nazi women in a dedicated salon. It was work that they hoped would spare them from the gas chambers. This fashion workshop, called the Upper Tailoring Studio, was established by Hedwig H̲ss, the camp commandant's wife, and patronized by the wives of SS guards and officers. Here, the dressmakers produced high-quality garments for SS social functions in Auschwitz, and for ladies from Nazi Berlin's upper crust. Drawing on diverse sources, including interviews with the last surviving seamstress, this book follows the fates of these brave women. Their bonds of family and friendship not only helped them endure persecution, but also to play their part in camp resistance. Weaving the dressmakers' remarkable experiences within the context of Nazi policies for plunder and exploitation, historian Lucy Adlington exposes the greed, cruelty, and hypocrisy of the Third Reich and offers a fresh look at a little-known chapter of World War II and the Holocaust.
Subjects: Large print books.; Biographies.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); World War, 1939-1945; Jewish women in the Holocaust.; Women prisoners.; Dressmakers.; Dressmaking; Women's clothing;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 7
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Smoke and embers / by Lawton, John,1949-author.(CARDINAL)683385;
"Smoke and Embers is the ninth installment of the beloved Inspector Troy series, and opens in 1950, when Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Troy learns that his sergeant has been conducting an affair with the known mistress of infamous London racketeer Otto Ohnherz. Troy is immediately intrigued by the mysterious origins of Ohnherz's second-in-command, Jay Fabian, who is a major contributor to all three British political parties and claims to have survived the concentration camps-yet he lacks proof beyond his word. So begins a novel of duplicity and reinvention in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust, with each chapter adding a new layer of intrigue"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Troy, Frederick (Fictitious character); Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Intelligence officers; Police; Racketeering; Holocaust survivors; Espionage, Soviet; Nineteen fifties; Murder;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 14
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Auschwitz #34207 : the Joe Rubinstein story : a remarkable journey of triumph and survival / by Geise, Nancy Sprowell,author.;
Part One -- Prelude -- The Taking -- Eye of the Storm -- The White Shroud -- Strength Through Family and Faith -- From Generation to Generation -- Promises Kept -- The Girl in the Corner -- Finding a Path -- Neighbor Turns on Neighbor -- Nowhere to Hide -- The Dark Surge -- Photos and Documents -- Part Two -- The Truck -- The Cold Unknown -- Toward the Dark -- The Arrival -- Marked for Life -- Sustenance of the Starved -- Day 2 -- And Still They Come -- A Day in the Life -- A Different Kind of Army -- Blisters -- The Icy Blanket -- Hallways of the Dead -- A Question Repeated -- Swallowing Hell -- The Green Grass of Radom -- Trains in the Night -- For a Crime I Didn't Commit -- The Missing Half -- A Precious Gift of Warmth -- Shattered -- Night -- An Experienced Prisoner -- For the Sport of It -- Stars of Hope -- One Stroke for Life -- Beyond the Gates -- Crumbling Stone -- A Good Shine -- A Chance at Freedom -- Pierre -- Sickness and Salvation -- On the Move -- Laja's Tears -- An Inattentive Teacher -- Far from Home -- And Then It Was Over -- From Ashes to Alive -- Photos and Documents -- Part Three -- Which Way? -- Picking Up the Pieces -- Beyond Words -- Dancing It Away -- A Night That Changed a Life -- From Despair to Love -- Touche -- Anywhere But Germany -- Changing Tides -- Out of Darkness -- For Just One Picture -- Nightmares and Dreams -- The First Light of Dawn -- Epilogue -- Threads of Gold -- In Joe's Words -- Photos and Documents -- Chapter Endnotes -- Follow-Up Note from Author -- Timeline -- Additional Research Notes -- 1. Concentration and Labor Camps -- a. Auschwitz/Birkenau -- b. Buchenwald -- c. Cieszanow, Poland (Labor Camp) -- d. Dora-Mittleblau -- e. Jawischowitz Sub-camp and the Brzeszcze Coal Mine -- f. Ohrdruf Concentration Camp -- g. Theresienstadt "Camp-ghetto" -- h. Treblinka Extermination Camp -- 2. Ship Transporting Displace Persons -- a. USS General R.M. Blatchford -- 3. Camp for Displaced Persons -- a. Wentorf bei Hamburg -- 4. Camp Commandants and other Nazi Officials -- a. Herman Dolp -- b. Odilo Globocnik -- c. Adolf Hitler -- d. Rudolf Hoss -- e. Karl Rahm -- f. Franz Paul Stangl -- 5. Shoe Companies Where Joe Worked -- a. Herbert Levine -- b. Nina Shoes -- c. Sbicca Footwear."Shortly before dawn on a frigid morning in Radom, Poland, German soldiers forced twenty-one year-old Icek "Joe" Rubinsztejn onto a crowded, open-air truck. The next day, several around him were dead. From there, things got worse for young Joe--much worse. Joe arrived at Auschwitz on April 30, 1942. Now, in his nineties, Joe reveals how he survived several of the most notorious concentration camps when so many others perished. His is a remarkable narrative--a unique story of endurance, courage and faith"--Jacket.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Rubinstein, Josef.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Shoemakers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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From D-Day to V-E Day / by Klam, Julie.(CARDINAL)344475;
The war in the east -- D-Day -- Operation Cobra -- The commanders -- Exploiting the U.S. First Army breakout from Normandy -- Operation Dragoon: the liberation of the south of France -- Liberation of Paris -- Battle of the Hurtgen Forest -- Operation Market-Garden -- The liberation of Italy -- Battle of the Bulge -- Capture of the Remagen bridge -- Rhine river crossings -- Patton's Third Army drive through Germany to Czechoslovakia -- Liberation of concentration camps: the Holocaust -- The drive to Berlin -- The link-up of American and Soviet forces at Torgau, Germany -- V-E Day -- Epilogue: war crimes trials at Nuremburg and the Marshall Plan.This book discusses the final battles that led to the end of the war in Europe.ACCELERATED READERAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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