Giants: the dwarves of Auschwitz the extraordinary story of the Lilliput Troupe
by Koren, Yehuda; Negev, Eilat.
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BookPublisher: The Robson Press 2013Edition: Revised edition.ISBN: 9781849544641; SE00040653; 1849544646.Classification number: 940.5318 KORUniform titles: In our hearts we were giants.Subject(s): Ovitz Family | Auschwitz | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) | Human experimentation in medicine -- Poland -- OswiecimSubject: In this account of the Ovitz family, seven of whose ten members were dwarves, readers bear witness to the terrible irony of the Ovitzs' fate: being burdened with dwarfism helped them to endure the Holocaust. Through research and interviews with the youngest Ovitz daughter, Perla, the troupe's last surviving member, and other relatives, the authors weave the tale of a beloved and successful family of performers who were famous entertainers in Central Europe until the Nazis deported them to Auschwitz in May 1944.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5318 KOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002827258X |
Translated from the German
Previous edition of this translation: published as In our hearts we were giants. New York: Carroll & Graf, 2004
Includes bibliographical references
In this account of the Ovitz family, seven of whose ten members were dwarves, readers bear witness to the terrible irony of the Ovitzs' fate: being burdened with dwarfism helped them to endure the Holocaust. Through research and interviews with the youngest Ovitz daughter, Perla, the troupe's last surviving member, and other relatives, the authors weave the tale of a beloved and successful family of performers who were famous entertainers in Central Europe until the Nazis deported them to Auschwitz in May 1944.
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