The children of Izieu
Subtitle: a human tragedy
By: Serge Klarsfeld ; foreword by Beate and Serge Klarsfeld ; translated by Kenneth Jacobson.
Publisher: H. Abrams
Published: 1985
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: Barbie, Klaus, 1913-; Jews -- Persecutions -- France -- Izieu; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- France -- Izieu; Jewish children in the Holocaust -- France -- Izieu; World War, 1939-1945 -- Deportations from France; War criminals -- Germany -- Biography; Izieu (France) -- Ethnic relations
Description: Presents the story of an orphanage in Izieu, France that sheltered Jewish children from all over Europe who had escaped Nazi persecution. In 1944, one month before World War II ended, the Gestapo sent soldiers to the ophanage to arrest all the children and caretakers. Those arrested were taken to Auschwitz for immediate execution. The events are recounted through the stories of those who escaped the Nazi raid.
Notes: Translation of: Les enfants d'Izieu.