Bibliograph

The secret Holocaust diaries, the untold story of Nonna Bannister, Nonna Bannister ; with Denise George and Carolyn Tomlin

Type

Label

The secret Holocaust diaries, the untold story of Nonna Bannister, Nonna Bannister ; with Denise George and Carolyn Tomlin

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The secret Holocaust diaries

Oclc number

244065273

Responsibility statement

Nonna Bannister ; with Denise George and Carolyn Tomlin

Sub title

the untold story of Nonna Bannister

Summary

The author documents her experiences during World War II through a secret diary she kept during her time in a concentration camp and the years following the war

Table Of Contents

Boarding the train -- Baby Sarah -- Before the Holocaust -- Move to Taganrog -- Move to Rostov-on-Don -- A day in the park -- The depression in Russia: Stalin's power -- Winter vacation with babushka at the dacha -- Our journey by train -- Homecoming welcome -- Our fun time begins -- Christmas church service -- Christmas Day 1932 -- Reflections on childhood -- Back to reality: 1933 -- Troubled times: 1933-34 -- Changing times: 1934-35 -- Wine-tasting time -- Times of uncertainty: 1937 -- Remembrances -- Germany attacks Poland -- Preparations for the invasion -- Our world begins to crumble -- Papa is found in hiding -- My last minutes with Papa -- Papa's burial -- Life without Papa -- Surviving the German occupation of Konstantinowka -- August 1942 -- The end of the line -- Identification patches -- Labor camp, our first assignment: 1942 -- The break: Spring 1943 -- Loss of Mama to the Gestapo: September 1943 -- Survival to the end -- Last message from Mama -- Searching for Mama: Merxhausen hospital -- New life -- The final arrangements

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