Une poignée de terre
Subtitle: une enfance polonaise pendant la guerre
By: Janina David ; traduit de l'anglais par Muriel Lesterlin
Publisher: R. Laffont
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9782221012611
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Children; Jews; Enfants juifs; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Guerre mondiale (1939-1945); Juifs; Romans
Work titles: Touch of earth
Description: Second part of the memoirs of a Jew born in 1930 in Kalisz, Poland. The first part, "A Square of Sky" (1964), describes the family's life in the Warsaw ghetto between 1940-43; the second part starts off in September 1943, eight months after David was smuggled out of the ghetto. She found refuge with family friends in Warsaw, but was sent to a Catholic convent when it became dangerous to stay in their home. Describes her life in various convents between 1943-45 and the constant fear of being discovered. She converted to Catholicism of her own will. After the war she returned to Kalisz, but discovered that her parents had perished. The details of their deaths were unknown.
Notes: Traduction de : A touch of earth.