Diary Of Bergen Belsen by Hanna Levy-Hass

Diary Of Bergen Belsen by Hanna Levy-Hass

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The sole surviving diary of a Holocaust resistance fighter, written from inside the Nazi concentration camps.

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Diary Of Bergen Belsen by Hanna Levy-Hass

A unique, deeply political survivor's diary of the author's final year inside the notorious concentra camp of Bergen Belsen. Levy-Hass, a Yugoslavian socialist and Jew, emerged a defiant survivor of the Holocaust. Her observations shed new light on the lived experiences of Bergen Belsen, and hers is the only diary of a socialist within the camps. Contains a lengthy introduction by Levy-Hass' daughter Amira Hass, journalist and award-winning author, which addresses the meaning of the Holocaust for Israelis and Palestinians today.
"A remarkable account"—The New Yorker
"A remarkable account."—The New Yorker
Born in Sarajevo, Hanna Levy-Hass was an activist in the Resistance to the German occupation of Yugoslavia. She was taken from Montenegro to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp by the Nazis in 1944. Her diary has been published in many languages. Amira Haas, the daughter of Hanna Levy-Haas, is an Israeli journalist who is best known for her columns in Ha'aretz. She is the author of Drinking the Sea at Gaza and the recipient of many awards for her writing.
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ISBN 13 9781931859875
ISBN 10 1931859876
Title Diary Of Bergen Belsen
Author Hanna Levy-Hass
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Haymarket Books
Year published 2009-06-01
Number of pages 166
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