| Am I A Murderer? - Testament of a Jewish Ghetto Policeman
(1996)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Poland - Otwock - Personal narratives; Jews - Poland - Otwock - Biography; Otwock (Poland) - Biography; Perechodnik, Calel, 1916-1944; World War, 1939-1945 - Collaborationists - Poland - Otwock |
| Publication Date |
2/15/1996 |
| Format |
Hardcover (9.8
x
6.5
mm)
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| Publisher |
Westview Press |
| Language |
English |
| Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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| Description |
| The diary of a young Polish Jew reveals his attempt to protect himself against Nazi persecution by becoming a policeman in a ghetto near Warsaw |
| Personal Details |
| Store |
Bookman's |
| Purchase Price |
$13.00 |
| Condition |
Very Good/Very Good |
| Rating |
0 |
| Links |
Library of Congress
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
DS135.P63 .P467613 1996 |
| Dewey |
940.5318092 |
| ISBN |
9780813327020 |
| Cover Price |
$26.50 |
| No. of Pages |
255 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
Perechodnik was a Polish Jew who volunteered to be a ghetto policeman, volunteered to help the Nazis load the cattle cars with his fellow Jews, believing that this would save his wife and children. Instead, at his suggestion, they left their hiding place, joined the other victims in the town square, and were loaded onto the cattle cars as he watched.
This memoir was his response to his guilt. It was written over the 105 day period of his hiding in Warsaw. It is at times beautifully written, is generally heart-breaking, and always tragic. He tells not only his story, but those of his mother and father, the man who saved (or tried to save) his little group, and the man who took care of some of his things and received the text at (or near) the end. |
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