{"product_id":"the-nazis-knew-my-name-a-remarkable-story-of-survival-and-courage-in-auschwitz-birkenau-paperback","title":"The Nazis Knew My Name: A Remarkable Story of Survival and Courage in Auschwitz-Birkenau - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMagda Hellinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaya Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Brewster\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"thought-provoking...must-read\" (Ariana Neumann, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Time Stopped\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir by a Holocaust survivor who saved an untold number of lives at Auschwitz through everyday acts of courage and kindness--in the vein of \u003ci\u003eA Bookshop in Berlin \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Nazi Officer's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn March 1942, twenty-five-year-old kindergarten teacher Magda Hellinger and nearly a thousand other young women were deported as some of the first Jews to be sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe SS soon discovered that by putting prisoners in charge of the day-to-day accommodation blocks, they could deflect attention away from themselves. Magda was one such prisoner selected for leadership and put in charge of hundreds of women in the notorious Experimental Block 10. She found herself constantly walking a dangerously fine line: saving lives while avoiding suspicion by the SS and risking execution. Through her 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on Magda's personal account and completed by her daughter's extensive research, this is \"an unputdownable account of resilience and the power of compassion\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) in the face of indescribable evil.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagda Hellinger was deported to Auschwitz on the second transport from Slovakia in March 1942, at the age of twenty-five. She was one of the very few to survive over three years in concentration camps. During her time in Auschwitz-Birkenau she held various prisoner functionary positions and had direct dealings with prominent SS personnel, using her unique position to save hundreds of lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaya Lee is the daughter of Magda Hellinger. She is an accomplished businesswoman and fundraiser with several nonprofit organizations. After coauthoring an autobiography of her Holocaust-survivor husband, she encouraged her mother to document her own story. Maya subsequently conducted wide-ranging research to fill out her mother's story. \u003ci\u003eThe Nazis Knew My Name\u003c\/i\u003e is the result. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Brewster is a Melbourne-based freelance writer whose work is centered on helping memoirists tell their stories. David's published works include \u003ci\u003eScattered Pearls\u003c\/i\u003e, cowritten with Sohila Zanjani, and \u003ci\u003eAround the Grounds\u003c\/i\u003e, cowritten with Peter Newlinds.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46780872949945,"sku":"9781982181239","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/FHogvyGtQg9781982181239.webp?v=1775159443","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/the-nazis-knew-my-name-a-remarkable-story-of-survival-and-courage-in-auschwitz-birkenau-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}