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28 days, a novel of resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto, David Safier ; translated by Helen MacCormac

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28 days

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David Safier ; translated by Helen MacCormac

a novel of resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto

In Warsaw, Poland, in 1942, Mira faces impossible decisions after learning that the Warsaw ghetto is to be "liquidated," but a group of young people are planning an uprising against their Nazi captorsWarsaw, 1942. Mira smuggles food into the Warsaw ghetto to keep herself and her family alive. When she learns the entire ghetto is to be "liquidated" she joins a group of young people who are planning an uprising against the Nazi forces. For twenty-eight days, as the resistance fighters hold out, Mira experiences betrayal, suffering... and even moments of happiness. -- adapted from jacket

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Twenty-eight days