The Fake Countess. She Deceived the Nazis and Saved Thousands of People from the Death Camp

The Fake Countess. She Deceived the Nazis and Saved Thousands of People from the Death Camp

April 1943, Poland, Lublin. The Maidanek camp becomes the last refuge for tens of thousands of Jews, Poles, and Soviet citizens. Countess Janina Suchodolska, a local social welfare official, brings tons of food and medicine to Maidanek. And also -... contraband for the camp resistance. Each of her shipments saves thousands of people. Each of her arrivals - a deadly danger. However, the countess hides not only the fact of illegal supplies but also the truth that she is actually... Jewish. Under the guise of the "fake countess," Suchodolska saves prisoners with the help of Pepi Spinner - a Jewish woman who decided to challenge the Nazis. Based on the manuscript of Janina's unpublished memoirs, supplemented by amazing research, Holocaust historians Elizabeth White and Joanna Sliwa recreated the story of her heroism. "The Fake Countess" is a gripping saga of cunning, courage, and the strength of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable cruelty.

Author: Элизабет Уайт, Джоанна Слива

Printhouse: Eksmo

Series: Stronger than Death. Incredible Stories of the Human Spirit

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2025

ISBN: 9785042239700

Number of pages: 384

Size: 210x135x25 mm

Cover type: твердая

Weight: 370 g

ID: 1711778

April 1943, Poland, Lublin. The Maidanek camp becomes the last refuge for tens of thousands of Jews, Poles, and Soviet citizens. Countess Janina Suchodolska, a local social welfare official, brings tons of food and medicine to Maidanek. And also - contraband for the camp resistance. Each of her shipments saves thousands of people. Each of her arrivals - a deadly danger. However, the countess hides not only the fact of illegal supplies but also the truth that she is actually... Jewish. Under the guise of the "fake countess," Suchodolska saves prisoners with the help of Pepi Spinner - a Jewish woman who decided to challenge the Nazis. Based on the manuscript of Janina's unpublished memoirs, supplemented by amazing research, Holocaust historians Elizabeth White and Joanna Sliwa recreated the story of her heroism. "The Fake Countess" is a gripping saga of cunning, courage, and the strength of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable cruelty.

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