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The secret Holocaust diaries : the untold story of Nonna Bannister
Title:
The secret Holocaust diaries : the untold story of Nonna Bannister
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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:
2009
Physical Description:
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.
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ISBN:
9781414325460

9781414325477
Publisher:
Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, c2009.