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100 1 a| Jay, John,d| 1957-e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvMC3qyJcJ7PB4B8xqPcP=| ^A1485458;

245 10 a| Ninette's war :b| a Jewish story of survival in 1940s France /c| John Jay.;

246 30 a| Jewish story of survival in 1940s France;

250 a| First Pegasus Books cloth edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Pegasus Books,c| 2025.;

300 a| xiii, 338 pages :b| illustrations, maps, genealogical table ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

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500 a| Includes index.;

520 a| Ninette Dreyfus belonged to one of the most influential Jewish families in Paris -- second only to the Rothschilds --her parents' social circle ranging from Einstein to Colette. But all that privilege counted for nothing when the Nazis arrived; the family was high up on the list of Philippe Petain's targets. Inspired by diary entries and by conversations the author had with Ninette before she died, Ninette's War narrates the family's fall from grace alongside the creeping understanding of the Vichy government's collaboration with the Nazis. Through Ninette's eyes we witness how it all unfolded: from the anti-Semitism in the playground -- sometimes from her own teachers -- to Ninette's first crush under a false identity. Woven into the political backdrop of a nation turning inward on itself, this is the tale of a life once filled with riches becoming rootless, where friends were left behind and politicians legislated their own people out of existence -- and to their deaths -- culminating in what we now know as the Holocaust --c| Provided by publisher.;

505 0 a| The phoney war and blitzkrieg -- Exodus and exile -- High-school student, second-class citizen -- A banker no more -- André's arrest and some uninvited guests -- Hell in Paris, then on the Riviera -- The outlaw banker -- New arrivals and departures -- Deportation and death -- The Italians leave, the Germans arrive -- Fugitives in France -- Through the Pyrénées -- Edgar's missions -- Paris but not home -- The bride wore Balmain.;

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650 0 a| Jewish children in the Holocaustz| Francev| Biography.=| ^A489896;

651 0 a| Francex| Historyy| German occupation, 1940-1945.=| ^A40908;

650 0 a| Jewish children in the Holocaustv| Biography.=| ^A476641;

650 0 a| Holocaust survivors.=| ^A145058;

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650 6 a| Enfants juifs pendant l'Holocaustev| Biographies.;

650 6 a| Survivants de l'Holocauste.;

650 6 a| Passage à l'âge adulte.;

650 6 a| Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945x| Juifsz| France.;

650 6 a| Holocauste, 1939-1945.;

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650 6 a| Holocauste, 1939-1945v| Biographies.;

650 6 a| Survivants de l'Holocaustev| Biographies.;

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650 6 a| Enfants juifs pendant l'Holocaustez| Francev| Biographies.;

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Ninette's war : a Jewish story of survival in 1940s France / John Jay.

Author/creator	Jay, John, 1957- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Publication	New York : Pegasus Books, 2025.
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	xiii, 338 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical table ; 24 cm
Subjects	Dreyfus, Ninette, 1927-2021. Dreyfus family. Dreyfus (Famille) Jews--France. --Biography. Jewish children in the Holocaust--France. --Biography. Jewish children in the Holocaust--Biography. Holocaust survivors. Coming of age. World War, 1939-1945--Jews. --France. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects. --France. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Biography. Holocaust survivors--Biography. Coming of age--France. --20th century. Enfants juifs pendant l'Holocauste--Biographies. Survivants de l'Holocauste. Passage à l'âge adulte. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Juifs. --France. Holocauste, 1939-1945. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Aspect social. --France. Holocauste, 1939-1945--Biographies. Survivants de l'Holocauste--Biographies. Passage à l'âge adulte--France. --20e siècle. Juifs--France. --Biographies. Enfants juifs pendant l'Holocauste--France. --Biographies. France--History. --German occupation, 1940-1945.

Portion of title	Jewish story of survival in 1940s France
Contents	The phoney war and blitzkrieg -- Exodus and exile -- High-school student, second-class citizen -- A banker no more -- André's arrest and some uninvited guests -- Hell in Paris, then on the Riviera -- The outlaw banker -- New arrivals and departures -- Deportation and death -- The Italians leave, the Germans arrive -- Fugitives in France -- Through the Pyrénées -- Edgar's missions -- Paris but not home -- The bride wore Balmain.
Abstract	Ninette Dreyfus belonged to one of the most influential Jewish families in Paris -- second only to the Rothschilds --her parents' social circle ranging from Einstein to Colette. But all that privilege counted for nothing when the Nazis arrived; the family was high up on the list of Philippe Petain's targets. Inspired by diary entries and by conversations the author had with Ninette before she died, Ninette's War narrates the family's fall from grace alongside the creeping understanding of the Vichy government's collaboration with the Nazis. Through Ninette's eyes we witness how it all unfolded: from the anti-Semitism in the playground -- sometimes from her own teachers -- to Ninette's first crush under a false identity. Woven into the political backdrop of a nation turning inward on itself, this is the tale of a life once filled with riches becoming rootless, where friends were left behind and politicians legislated their own people out of existence -- and to their deaths -- culminating in what we now know as the Holocaust -- Provided by publisher.
General note	Includes index.
Genre/form	Informational works.
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	Documents d'information.
Genre/form	Biographies.
ISBN	9781639369614 hardcover
ISBN	1639369619 hardcover

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