The secret Holocaust diaries : the untold story of Nonna Bannister
Title
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The secret Holocaust diaries : the untold story of Nonna Bannister
Personal Author EPSB
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Nonna, Bannister
Summary
:
Contains transcripts of documents and diaries kept by Nonna Bannister, a woman born into a wealthy family in the Ukraine whose life changed dramatically when the Nazis invaded Russia during World War II and she was transported to Germany to work as a slave laborer.
Year Published
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2009
Physical Description
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xxiii, 299 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents
:
Boarding the train -- Baby Sarah -- Family background -- Mama's family -- Educating Anna -- Move to Taganrog -- Move to Rostov-on-Don -- A day in the park -- The depression in Russia: Stalin's power -- Winter vacation with Babushka at the Dacha -- Our journey by train -- Homecoming welcome -- Our fun time begins -- Christmas church service -- Christmas Day 1932 -- Reflections on childhood -- Back to reality: 1933 -- Troubled times: 1933-34 -- Changing times: 1934-35 -- Wine-tasting time -- Times of uncertainty: 1937 -- Remembrances -- Germany attacks Russia -- Preparations for the invasion -- Our world begins to crumble -- Papa is found in hiding -- My last minutes with Papa -- Papa's burial -- Life without Papa -- Surviving the German occupation of Konstantinowka -- August 1942 -- The end of the line -- Identification patches -- Labor camp, our first assignment: 1942 -- The break: Spring 1943 -- Loss of Mama: September 1943 -- Survival to the end -- Last message from Mama -- Searching for Mama: Merxhausen hospital -- The final arrangements.
Personal Subject
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Bannister, Nonna, 1927-2004.
Subject
:
World war, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Biography.
World war, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Holocaust, 1933-1945 -- Ukraine.
Geographic Term
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Kostiantynivka (Donetska oblast', Ukraine) -- Biography.
Added Author
:
George, Denise.
Tomlin, Carolyn Ross.
Summary
:
Contains transcripts of documents and diaries kept by Nonna Bannister, a woman born into a wealthy family in the Ukraine whose life changed dramatically when the Nazis invaded Russia during World War II and she was transported to Germany to work as a slave laborer.
ISBN
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9781414325460
9781414325477
Publisher
:
Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, c2009.
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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Edmonton Christian High | 940.53 BAN | Book | 30905000067185 | Non-Fiction |