The Nine Hundred
The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
28 January 2020
Summary
‘Books such as this are essential: they remind modern readers of events that should never be forgotten’ - Caroline Moorehead
On March 25, 1942, nearly a thousand young, unmarried Jewish women boarded a train in Poprad, Slovakia. Filled with a sense of adventure and national pride, they left their parents’ homes wearing their best clothes and confidently waving good-bye. Believing they were going to work in a factory for a few months, they were eager to report for gove…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529329322 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529329329 |
| Author: | Heather Dune Macadam, Caroline Moorehead |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 28 January 2020 |
| Weight: | 580g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 152mm x 38mm |
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An important addition to Holocaust literature and women’s history. - Daily Express
An important addition to Holocaust literature and women’s history. - Daily Express
Heather Dune Macadam does the formidable work of piecing together their journey… the history of the girls from the first transport is riveting. - TLSAbout The Author
Heather Dune Macadam
Heather Dune Macadam’s first book, co-authored with Rena Kornreich Gelissen, was Rena’s Promise: A Story of Sisters in Auschwitz, also about the first transport. Heather Dune actively fights against Holocaust denial and is the director of the Rena’s Promise Foundation. She sits on the advisory board of the Cities of Peace: Auschwitz and is the Producer/Director of the documentary film, 999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz. Her efforts have been recognized by Yad Vashem in the UK, the USC Shoah Foundation, the National Museum of Jewish History in Bratislava, Slovakia, and the Panstowe Memorial and Museum of Auschwitz in Oswiecim, Poland. Her work has been featured in National Geographic, NPR, the New York Times and the Guardian. She divides her time between New York and Herefordshire, England.
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