The book smugglers : partisans, poets, and the race to save Jewish treasures from the Nazis.
| Author/creator | Fishman, David E., 1957- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lebanon, NH : ForeEdge, an imprint of University Press of New England, [2017] |
| Description | xv, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Before the war -- Shmerke--the life of the party -- The city of the book -- Under German occupation -- The first assault -- Intellectuals in Hell -- A haven for books and people -- A rescued gem: the record book of the Vilna Gaon's synagogue -- Accomplices or saviors? -- The Nazi, the Bard, and the teacher -- Ponar for books -- The paper brigade -- The art of book smuggling -- A rescued gem: Herzl's diary -- The book and the sword -- Slave-labor curators and scholars -- From the ghetto to the forest -- Death in Estonia -- Miracle from Moscow -- After the war -- From under the ground -- A museum like no other -- A rescued gem: Sholem Aleichem's letters -- Struggling under the Soviets -- Tears in New York -- The decision to leave -- The art of book smuggling--again -- Rachela's choice -- Parting duties -- A rescued gem: the bust of Tolstoy and other Russians -- Wanderings: Poland and Prague -- Paris -- Return from Offenbach, or Kalmanovitch's prophecy -- From liquidation to redemption -- The path to liquidation -- Later lives -- Forty years in the wilderness -- Grains of wheat. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Fishman, David E., 1957- author. Book smugglers Lebanon, NH : ForeEdge, an imprint of University Press of New England, [2017] 9781512601268 |
| LCCN | 2017018923 |
| ISBN | 9781512600490 |
| ISBN | 1512600490 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D804.3 .F585 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |