Iperen, Roxane van,

The sisters of Auschwitz : the true story of two Jewish sisters' resistance in the heart of Nazi territory / Roxane van Iperen ; translated from the Dutch by Joni Zwart. - First Harper Large Print edition. Large print edition. - xi, 510 pages (large print) ; 23 cm

Originally published as 't Hooge Nest in Dutch in 2018. "First English edition published in Great Britain in 2019 by Seven Dials"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-510).

Preface -- War -- The High Nest -- Surviving -- Epilogue -- After the High Nest.

Relates the story of sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper of Amsterdam, who joined the Dutch resistance and created a clandestine safehouse in the woods, which became an important Jewish hiding place and underground center, before being captured by the Nazis and put on the last train to Auschwitz along with Anne Frank and her family.


Text in English, translated from the Dutch.

ISBN: 9780063119338 0063119331

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Jewish families
Sisters
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945

LC Class. No.: D804.195 / .I5613 2021b

Dewey Class. No.: 940.53/180922 B