The last surviving member of a group of ten Polish Jews who hid from the Nazis in the underground sewers of Lvov tells the story of her family and of the Catholic sewer worker who saved them.In 1943, with Lvov's 150,000 Jews having been forced into ghettos and facing extermination, Krystyna Chiger's family daringly sought refuge in the city's sewer system. The Girl in the Green Sweater is Chiger's harrowing first-person account of 14 months in the fetid, underground sewers of Lvov.The Girl in the Green Sweater is also the story of Leopold Socha, the group's unlikely saviour. A Polish Catholic and former thief, Socha risked his life to help Chiger's underground family survive, bringing them food, medicine, and supplies. A moving memoir of a desperate escape and life under unimaginable circumstances, The Girl in the Green Sweater is ultimately a tale of intimate survival, friendship, and redemption.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Griffin Publishing
ISBN-13
9780312376574
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95789255
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Girl in the Green Sweater
Author
Daniel Paisner, Krystyna Chiger
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Memorials, History
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
267g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Krystyna Chiger, Daniel Paisner
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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