The dressmakers of Auschwitz : the true story of the women who sewed to survive
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First US edition.
Drawing on a vast array of sources, including interviews with the last surviving seamstress, this powerful book tells the story of the brave women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, exposing the greed, cruelty and hypocrisy of the Third Reich.
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.
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.
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| Chappaqua Library | 940.5318 ADLINGTON (Text) Nonfiction |
31005153826559 |
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| Greenburgh Public Library | 940.531 A (Text) Nonfiction |
31009154819571 |
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| Greenburgh Public Library | 940.531 A (Text) Nonfiction |
31009154819589 |
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| Hendrick Hudson Free Library | 940.531 A (Text) Nonfiction |
31016151772836 |
Checked out 05/12/2024 |
| John C. Hart Memorial Library | 940.531 A (Text) Nonfiction |
31030155038284 |
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| Mount Kisco Public Library | 940.5318 ADLINGTON (Text) Nonfiction |
31017100341939 |
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| Mount Pleasant Public Library | 940.53185 A (Text) Nonfiction |
31024153254365 |
Checked out 04/08/2024 |
| Mount Pleasant Public Library | 940.53185 A (Text) Nonfiction |
31024153254373 |
Checked out 05/09/2024 |
| North Castle Public Library | 940.5318 A (Text) Nonfiction |
31001151999548 |
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| Ossining Public Library | 940.5318 A (Text) Nonfiction |
31021153425763 |
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