#1 New York Times BestsellerEdith Hahn was an outspoken young woman in Vienna when the Gestapo forced her into a ghetto and then into a slave labor camp. When she returned home months later; she knew she would become a hunted woman and went underground. With the help of a Christian friend; she emerged in Munich as Grete Denner. There she met Werner Vetter; a Nazi Party member who fell in love with her. Despite Edith's protests and even her eventual confession that she was Jewish; he married her and kept her identity a secret.In wrenching detail; Edith recalls a life of constant; almost paralyzing fear. She tells how German officials casually questioned the lineage of her parents; how during childbirth she refused all painkillers; afraid that in an altered state of mind she might reveal something of her past; and how; after her husband was captured by the Soviets; she was bombed out of her house and had to hide while drunken Russian soldiers raped women on the street.Despite the risk it posed to her life; Edith created a remarkable record of survival. She saved every document; as well as photographs she took inside labor camps. Now part of the permanent collection at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington; D.C.; these hundreds of documents; several of which are included in this volume; form the fabric of a gripping new chapter in the history of the Holocaust—complex; troubling; and ultimately triumphant.
#46449 in Books Eleanor Roosevelt 2014-10-21 2014-10-21Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .77 x 6.00l; .0 #File Name: 0062355910480 pagesThe Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Humble and powerfulBy MLC1gemI loved hearing Eleanor's voice as she traversed the vast landscape of her phenomenal life as isolated orphan; First Lady; mother of 5; civil rights pioneer and women's rights frontiers-woman; to champion of human rights at the UN; here at home; and in every corner of the globe. Her life of civil service is certainly unmatched because it was simply the essence of who she was.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Eye opening.By jean baumanWhat a great opportunity this book gave me to learn about this great woman. I have admired her for years and now admire her and her work even more. What a dynamo! Thank you; Mrs. Roosevelt; for teaching me so much about our responsibility to our country and to the world.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Her autobiography is amazing for the time period in which she livedBy Diane JohnstonAfter watching the recently aired PBS series on the Roosevelt family by Ken Burns; I wanted to research a bit more about Eleanor Roosevelt. Her autobiography is amazing for the time period in which she lived. She expresses herself openly and honestly--coming from a family of what would be considered "dysfunctional" by today's standards; Eleanor Roosevelt chose to let nothing hold her back from a lifetime of achievements in the area of human rights; following her own strong beliefs that every human being deserves respect as her guide. An amazing role model; who continued to accept the challenges of contributing to a better understanding of our world after the death of her husband-- a time period in which she could have retreated from public life. All of her life was filled with achievement but the last years of her life may have been her most fulfilling.
