0896728803

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9780896728769 (hardback)

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"Memoir of prewar life, the Holocaust, and the aftermath through the eyes of a child and the Jewish community of Tomaszow-Mazowiecki, Poland; personal tragedies and torture by the Nazis, illustrating life in the Blizyn labor camp and survival of Auschwitz-Birkenau."-- Provided by publisher.

"Preserving the collective memory of a community that is no more. Seven decades after the Nazis annihilated the Jewish community of Tomaszow-Mazowiecki, Poland, comes a gripping eyewitness narrative told by one of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, as well as through first-hand accounts of other Tomaszow survivors. This unique communal memoir presents a rare view of Eastern European Jewry, before, during, and after World War II. It is both the memoir of a child and of a lost Jewish community, an unvarnished story in which disputes, controversy, and scandal all play a role in capturing the true flavor of life in this time and place. Nearly 14,000 Jews, one-third of the town's population, lived in Tomaszow-Mazowiecki before World War II, many making their living as tailors and seamstresses. Only 250 of them survived the Holocaust, in part because of their skill with a needle and thread. Engaging and highly accessible, The Tailors of Tomaszow is a powerful resource for educators and a compelling read for anyone wishing to gain a deeper, more personal understanding of Eastern European Jewry and the Holocaust"-- Provided by publisher.

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Project MUSE - UPCC 2014 History.

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Modern Jewish history

My Tomaszow

Wartime in Tomaszow

Deportation

Blizyn

Birkenau-Auschwitz

Searching for a New Life.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland > Tomaszów Mazowiecki > Personal narratives.

Jewish children in the Holocaust > Poland > Tomaszów Mazowiecki > Biography.

Jews > Poland > Tomaszów Mazowiecki > Biography.

Tomaszów Mazowiecki (Poland) > Biography.

Project Muse.