A Jump for Life: A Survivor's Journal from Nazi-Occupied Poland

by Cyprys, Ruth Altbeker; Potter, Elaine

• ISBN13: 9780826410979
• ISBN10: 0826410979
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Academic

Summary

The extraordinary story of a woman's escape from almost certain death

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Editor's Note
Jakob Littner and his family in Munich. Ruin of his business enterprise. Arrest and deportation on Polish border. Expulsion from Germany	p. 3
Flight to Prague and Krakow. Domiciled with Janina Korngold. Flight from Krakow toward the east	p. 11
German forces invade the Soviet Union. Restrictions on Jewish Communities	p. 22
Ghetto established in Zbaracz. Construction of secret bunkers. Installation of Judenrat and Jewish militia. Christine visits the ghetto	p. 54
Aktions against Jews carried out by Poles, Ukranians, and Germans. Drive for genocide commences	p. 71
Finding a place of safety while ghetto is liquidated. Richard goes to Krakow and soon returns to Zbaracz. Christine sends money to pay landlord for a hideout	p. 81
Severe winter causes suffering. German soldiers occupy house. Red Army recaptures Zbaracz. Soviet investigating commission opens execution pit. Return to Prague. Return to Munich	p. 95
Postscript	p. 107
Notes	p. 109
A review of events that took place in the region of Zbaracz, Lvov, and Tarnapol	p. 113
Documents and Photographs	p. 116
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