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The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust

The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Elizabeth B. White, Joanna SliwaPublish date:2025-01-21Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & SchusterISBN-13:9781982189136ISBN-10:1982189134UPC:9781982189136Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Modern, Jewish, WomenBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC2YJZ05MA

The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust

The "remarkable...inspiring" (The Wall Street Journal) true story of Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg--a Jewish mathematician who saved thousands of lives in Nazi-occupied Poland by masquerading as a Polish aristocrat--drawing on Mehlberg's own unpublished memoir.

World War II and the Holocaust have given rise to many stories of resistance and rescue, but The Counterfeit Countess is unique. It tells...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & SchusterISBN-13:9781982189136ISBN-10:1982189134UPC:9781982189136Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Modern, Jewish, WomenBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC2YJZ05MA
Dr. Elizabeth "Barry" White recently retired from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, where she served as historian and as Research Director for the USHMM's Center for the Prevention of Genocide. Prior to working for the USHMM, Barry spent a career at the US Department of Justice working on investigations and prosecutions of Nazi criminals and other human rights violators. She served as...
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

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