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The Resource The dressmakers of Auschwitz : the true story of the women who sewed to survive, Lucy Adlington

The dressmakers of Auschwitz : the true story of the women who sewed to survive, Lucy Adlington

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The dressmakers of Auschwitz : the true story of the women who sewed to survive
Title
The dressmakers of Auschwitz
Title remainder
the true story of the women who sewed to survive
Statement of responsibility
Lucy Adlington
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Author
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious Second World War death camps. At the height of the Holocaust twenty-five young inmates of the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp - mainly Jewish women and girls, were selected to design, cut, and sew beautiful fashions for elite Nazi women in a dedicated salon. It was work that they hoped would spare them from the gas chambers. This fashion workshop, called the Upper Tailoring Studio, was established by Hedwig Hoss, the camp commandant's wife, and patronised by the wives of SS guards and officers. Here, the dressmakers produced high-quality garments for SS social functions in Auschwitz, and for ladies from Nazi Berlin's upper crust. Drawing on diverse sources, including interviews with the last surviving seamstress, The Dressmakers of Auschwitz follows the fates of these brave women. Their bonds of family and friendship not only helped them endure persecution, but also to play their part in camp resistance. Weaving the dressmakers' remarkable experiences within the context of Nazi policies for plunder and exploitation, historian Lucy Adlington exposes the greed, cruelty, and hypocrisy of the Third Reich and offers a fresh look at a little-known chapter of the Second World War and the Holocaust
Cataloging source
NJB
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1970-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Adlington, L. J.
Dewey number
940.5318
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • photographs
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
  • Clothing and dress
  • Clothing and dress
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Women dressmakers
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Women's clothing
  • Fashion
  • Women Nazi concentration camp inmates
  • Jewish women in the Holocaust
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Dressmaking
Target audience
adult
Label
The dressmakers of Auschwitz : the true story of the women who sewed to survive, Lucy Adlington
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Publication
Copyright
Note
"The true story of the women who sewed to survive"--Cover
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
000069403393
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
381 pages
Form of item
regular print reproduction
Isbn
9781529311976
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, photographs
System control number
(OCoLC)1258120823
Label
The dressmakers of Auschwitz : the true story of the women who sewed to survive, Lucy Adlington
Publication
Copyright
Note
"The true story of the women who sewed to survive"--Cover
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
000069403393
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
381 pages
Form of item
regular print reproduction
Isbn
9781529311976
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, photographs
System control number
(OCoLC)1258120823

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