Rakowsky, Judy
Jews in the garden a Holocaust survivor, the fate of his family, and the secret history of Poland in World War II Holocaust survivor, the fate of his family, and the secret history of Poland in World War II Judy Rakowsky - Naperville, Illinois Sourcebooks 2023 - xiii, 364 pages illustrations 21 cm
Includes reading group guide and a conversation with the author.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Investigative journalist Judy Rakowsky and her elderly cousin Sam, a Holocaust survivor, never knew what happened to their family during the Holocaust. All they knew was that their relatives were hidden away from the Nazis by neighbors, and then they were never heard from again. Over the course of two decades, the two traveled back to Sam's hometown in Poland in search of clues to what became of their lost family--but when they asked questions, doors were shut in their faces. As they soon learned, Poland has done all it can to obscure its involvement with the Nazi party... A globe-trotting detective story, JEWS IN THE GARDEN turns investigative eyes and ears towards the horrific actions taken by regular citizens during the Holocaust. This unlikely sleuthing pair knocks on doors, petitions court documents, gets run off properties, seeks clandestine meetings, and ultimately discovers what really happened to the "Jews in the garden next door.""--
9781728254623 1728254620
2022055919
Ron, Sam 1924
Ron, Sam 1924 --Family
Rakowski family
1900-1999
Holocaust victims' families--United States
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Kazimierza Wielka
Holocaust survivors--Poland
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--Kazimierza Wielka
History / Asia / General
Atrocities
Ethnic relations
Families
Holocaust survivors
Poland--Kazimierza Wielka
United States
DS134.72.R665 / R35 2023
940.5318092 Rak 15
Jews in the garden a Holocaust survivor, the fate of his family, and the secret history of Poland in World War II Holocaust survivor, the fate of his family, and the secret history of Poland in World War II Judy Rakowsky - Naperville, Illinois Sourcebooks 2023 - xiii, 364 pages illustrations 21 cm
Includes reading group guide and a conversation with the author.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Investigative journalist Judy Rakowsky and her elderly cousin Sam, a Holocaust survivor, never knew what happened to their family during the Holocaust. All they knew was that their relatives were hidden away from the Nazis by neighbors, and then they were never heard from again. Over the course of two decades, the two traveled back to Sam's hometown in Poland in search of clues to what became of their lost family--but when they asked questions, doors were shut in their faces. As they soon learned, Poland has done all it can to obscure its involvement with the Nazi party... A globe-trotting detective story, JEWS IN THE GARDEN turns investigative eyes and ears towards the horrific actions taken by regular citizens during the Holocaust. This unlikely sleuthing pair knocks on doors, petitions court documents, gets run off properties, seeks clandestine meetings, and ultimately discovers what really happened to the "Jews in the garden next door.""--
9781728254623 1728254620
2022055919
Ron, Sam 1924
Ron, Sam 1924 --Family
Rakowski family
1900-1999
Holocaust victims' families--United States
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Kazimierza Wielka
Holocaust survivors--Poland
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--Kazimierza Wielka
History / Asia / General
Atrocities
Ethnic relations
Families
Holocaust survivors
Poland--Kazimierza Wielka
United States
DS134.72.R665 / R35 2023
940.5318092 Rak 15