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My grandfather would have shot me : a black woman discovers her family's Nazi past / by Teege, Jennifer,1970-author.(CARDINAL)617112; Sellmair, Nikola,1971-author.(CARDINAL)617113; Sommer, Carolin,translator.(CARDINAL)427869;
Prologue: The discovery -- Me, granddaughter of a mass murderer -- Master of the Płaszów Concentration Camp : my grandfather Amon Goeth -- The commandant's lover : my grandmother Ruth Irene Kalder -- Living with the dead : my mother Monika Goeth -- The victim's grandchildren : my friends in Israel -- Flowers in Krakow -- Further resources: Books, films and online -- Reader's guide -- Interview with Jennifer Teege -- About the author.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Teege, Jennifer, 1970-; Teege, Jennifer, 1970-; Teege, Jennifer, 1970-; Teege, Jennifer, 1970-; Göth, Amon, 1908-1946; Płaszów (Concentration camp); Grandchildren of war criminals; Multiracial people; Nazis; Internment camp commandants; Nazi concentration camp commandants;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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A soldier's promise : the Alvin W. Shipman story / by Johnson, Shirley Shipman.; Davis, Houston R.; Pilarski, Charles-Heinz.(CARDINAL)530800; Ziereis, Franz.(CARDINAL)530439; Mauthausen (Concentration camp)(CARDINAL)530601;
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Internment camp commandants; Internment camp inmates; Nazi concentration camp inmates; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The harmonica / by Johnston, Tony,1942-(CARDINAL)318012; Mazellan, Ron,illustrator.(CARDINAL)370170;
Separated from his parents in Poland during World War II, a young Jewish boy enslaved in a concentration camp, keeps hope alive while playing Schubert on his harmonica whenever the camp's commandant orders him to play.AD620LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Harmonica; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Internment camps; Jews; Nazi concentration camps; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 8
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Playing for the commandant / by Zail, Suzy,1966-author.(CARDINAL)424918;
A young Jewish pianist at Auschwitz, desperate to save her family, is chosen to play at the camp commandant's house. How could she know she would fall in love with the wrong boy?Young Adult.HL700LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Internment camp inmates; Nazi concentration camp inmates; Historical fiction;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Commandant of Auschwitz; autobiography. / by Höss, Rudolf,1900-1947.(CARDINAL)173769;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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When the emperor was divine : a novel / by Otsuka, Julie,1962-author.(CARDINAL)668497;
Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any previously written--a haunting evocation of a family in wartime and an unmistakably resonant lesson for our times.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; War fiction.; Japanese Americans; World War, 1939-1945; Japanese American families; Internment camp inmates; Nazi concentration camp inmates; Internment camps; Nazi concentration camps;
Available copies: 23 / Total copies: 26
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The dressmakers of Auschwitz : the true story of the women who sewed to survive / by Adlington, Lucy,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-374) and index.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, young inmates of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp-- mainly Jewish women and girls-- were selected to design, cut, and sew beautiful fashions in a dedicated salon for elite Nazi women. Called the Upper Tailoring Studio, it was established by the camp commandant's wife and patronized by the wives of SS guards and officers. Adlington follows the fates of these women. While exposing the greed, cruelty, and hypocrisy of the Third Reich, she shows how the women of the Studio played their part in camp resistance, providing a fresh look at a little-known chapter of history. -- adapted from jacket.
Subjects: Auschwitz (Concentration camp); World War, 1939-1945; Jewish women in the Holocaust.; Women prisoners.; Dressmakers.; Internment camps.; Nazi concentration camps.;
Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 39
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I love America : the memoirs of Command Sergeant Major Tadeusz Gaweda, U.S. Army (Ret.) / by Gaweda, Tadeusz,1933-; Glover, Charles E.;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Gaweda, Tadeusz, 1933-; United States. Army; Korean War, 1950-1953; Soldiers; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Mistress of Auschwitz / by Williamson, Terrance D.,author.;
"Based on the harrowing life of Eleonore Hodys, The Mistress of Auschwitz follows the true story of a political prisoner detained in the notorious concentration camp. While experiencing all the horrors of the holocaust, Eleonore turns to friendship for survival. Through companionship with another female prisoner, Eleonore must decide if she has the courage to join the resistance movement which is planning the overthrow of their wicked oppressors. Matters are only complicated when Eleonore unwittingly attracts the attention of the Commandant and she is forced to decide between her own comfort or her principles"--Back cover.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); World War, 1939-1945; Survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Return to the hiding place / by Poley, Hans,author.(CARDINAL)380575;
Dutch Resistance fighter Hans Poley in World War II, found refuge at Corrie ten Boom's house. Hans defies the new Nazi commandant and escapes with his life. He takes refuge in Corrie ten Boom's house, which is crowded with Jewish refugees and becomes part of her teen age army. Hans gets a false identity and joins the Dutch Resistance. As the Nazis commit atrocity after atrocity, the danger for Hans and his new compatriots increases tenfol
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Poley, Hans.; Amersfoort (Concentration camp); World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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