The False Countess: She Deceived the Nazis and Saved Thousands from a Death Camp
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The False Countess: She Deceived the Nazis and Saved Thousands from a Death Camp
14.99 €
The incredible story of Janina Melberg, a Jewish woman who saved thousands of lives in the Majdanek death camp by disguising herself as a Polish aristocrat, based on her unpublished memoirs. April 1943, Lublin, Poland. The Majdanek camp becomes the last refuge for tens of thousands of Jews, Poles and Soviet citizens. Countess Janina Suchodolska, a local social security official, brings tons of food and medicine to Majdanek. And also contraband for the camp resistance. Each of her parcels saves thousands of people. Each of her visits is a mortal danger. However, the Countess hides not only the fact of illegal deliveries, but also the fact that she is actually... Jewish. Under the guise of the "false Countess" Suchodolska, prisoners are saved by Pepi Spinner, a Jew who decided to challenge the Nazis. Through cunning, persuasion, and sheer persistence, the "Countess" convinces SS officials not only to accept her deliveries of soup and bread (and even decorated Christmas trees), but also to free thousands of Poles from the concentration camp.
Drawing on the manuscript of Janina's unpublished memoirs, supplemented by stunning research, Holocaust historians Elizabeth White and Joanna Sliwa have reconstructed the story of her heroism. "The False Countess" is a gripping saga of cunning, courage, and fortitude in the face of unspeakable cruelty.
Drawing on the manuscript of Janina's unpublished memoirs, supplemented by stunning research, Holocaust historians Elizabeth White and Joanna Sliwa have reconstructed the story of her heroism. "The False Countess" is a gripping saga of cunning, courage, and fortitude in the face of unspeakable cruelty.
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