Title: The children of Izieu
First published: 1985
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.
Subjects: Jews, Persecutions, Deportations from France, Ethnic relations, Jewish children in the Holocaust, War criminals, World War, 1939-1945, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Biography, Jewish children, Deported children, History
Places: Izieu, France, Izieu (France), Germany
People: Klaus Barbie (1913-)
LC classification: DS135.F85 I95513 1985