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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9781982189136
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1982189134
ISBN-13
9781982189136
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17068277366
Product Key Features
Book Title
Counterfeit Countess : the Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2025
Topic
Women, Holocaust, Jewish
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
940.53/18
Synopsis
The "remarkable...inspiring" ( The Wall Street Journal ) true story of Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg--a Jewish mathematician who saved thousands of lives in Nazi-occupied Poland by masquerading as a Polish aristocrat--drawing on Mehlberg's own unpublished memoir. World War II and the Holocaust have given rise to many stories of resistance and rescue, but The Counterfeit Countess is unique. It tells the astonishing unknown story of "Countess Janina Suchodolska," a Jewish woman who rescued more than 10,000 Poles imprisoned by Poland's Nazi occupiers, becoming "a heroine for the ages" (Larry Loftis, author of The Watchmaker's Daughter ). Mehlberg operated in Lublin, Poland, headquarters of Aktion Reinhard, the SS operation that murdered 1.7 million Jews in occupied Poland. Using the identity papers of a Polish aristocrat, she worked as a welfare official while also serving in the Polish resistance. With guile, cajolery, and steely persistence, the "Countess" persuaded SS officials to release thousands of Poles from the Majdanek concentration camp. She won permission to deliver food and medicine--even decorated Christmas trees--for thousands more of the camp's prisoners. At the same time, she personally smuggled supplies and messages to resistance fighters imprisoned in Majdanek, where 63,000 Jews were murdered in gas chambers and shooting pits. Incredibly, she eluded detection, and ultimately survived the war and emigrated to the US. Drawing on the manuscript of Mehlberg's own unpublished memoir supplemented with prodigious research, Elizabeth White and Joanna Sliwa, professional historians and Holocaust experts, have uncovered the full story of this remarkable woman. They interweave Mehlberg's sometimes harrowing personal testimony with broader historical narrative. Like The Light of Days , Schindler's List , and Irena's Children , The Counterfeit Countess is a "riveting...stunning" (Debbie Cenziper, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Citizen 865 ) account of inspiring courage in the face of unspeakable cruelty., Using the identity papers of a Polish aristocrat and armed only with guile and steely persistence, "Countess Janina Suchodolska" persuaded the SS to release thousands of Poles from the Majdanek concentration camp, delivered food and medicine to thousands more of the camp's prisoners, and smuggled supplies and messages to resistance fighters imprisoned in Majdanek, where 63,000 Jews were murdered. Despite several close calls, she was never captured. Masterfully interweaving Mehlberg's harrowing personal testimony with broader historical context, The Counterfeit Countess is an unforgettable account of courage and resolve in the face of unspeakable cruelty.
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