The Nazis knew my name : a remarkable story of survival and courage in Auschwitz

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The Nazis knew my name : a remarkable story of survival and courage in Auschwitz

Title remainder

a remarkable story of survival and courage in Auschwitz

Statement of responsibility

Magda Hellinger & Maya Lee with David Brewster

Creator

• Blau, Magda Hellinger, 1916-2006

Contributor

• Brewster, David, 1965-
• Lee, Maya

Author

• Lee, Maya
• Brewster, David, 1965-
• Blau, Magda Hellinger, 1916-2006

Subject

• Women Nazi concentration camp inmates -- Biography
• Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
• Blau, Magda Hellinger, 1916-2006
• Holocaust survivors -- Biography
• Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives, Slovakian

Genre

• Personal narratives, Slovakian
• Biography

Language

eng

Summary

In March 1942, twenty-five-year-old kindergarten teacher Magda Hellinger and nearly a thousand other young Slovakian women were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Soon the SS discovered that by putting Jewish prisoners in charge of the day-to-day running of the accommodation blocks, camp administration and workforces, they could both reduce the number of guards required and deflect the distrust of the prisoner population away from themselves. Magda was one such prisoner and over three years served in many roles, from room leader, to block leader, and eventually camp leader, responsible for 30,000 women. She found herself constantly walking a dangerously fine line: using every possible opportunity to save lives while avoiding suspicion by the SS. Through her bold intelligence, sheer audacity, inner strength and shrewd survival instincts, she was able to rise above the horror and cruelty of the camps and build pivotal relationships with the women under her watch, and even some of Auschwitz's most notorious Nazi senior officers. Based on Magda's personal account and completed by her daughter Maya's extensive research, including testimonies from fellow Auschwitz survivors, this tale offers us incredible insight into human nature, the power of resilience, and the goodness that can shine through even in the most horrific of conditions

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

SALS

Dewey number

940.5318092

Illustrations

• illustrations
• portraits
• plates
• facsimiles

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Target audience

adult