Questions About The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos

by Judy Batalion (Goodreads Author)

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Could someone who has read the book make a list of the TW please ? (trigger warning)

Heather brutal killings of children, adults, and the elderly, physical torture in a variety of horrible ways, rape, starvation, illness, massacres of innocent…morebrutal killings of children, adults, and the elderly, physical torture in a variety of horrible ways, rape, starvation, illness, massacres of innocent people, burning people alive, suicide, running for their lives, constant fear of being caught/tortured/raped/killed, beastiality, individuals enjoying the pain and murder of others, experiments on prisoners, families being ripped apart, PTSD, ... basically if it happened during the holocaust, it is in this book. If you have never heard of something so horrible happening, it may also be in this book. (less)

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Just a "bit" confused here. How is this book being reviewed if it's not out yet?? (releases on April 2021)

Jennifer Jordan is correct, advance copies may be sent to reviewers to generate buzz. Last year Goodreads had a giveaway for this title as well, from which I w…moreJordan is correct, advance copies may be sent to reviewers to generate buzz. Last year Goodreads had a giveaway for this title as well, from which I won my copy.(less)

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I would be interested in others' interpretation of the title. Is "the light of days" perchance a reference to a phrase that is more recognizable to someone knowledgeable of Jewish religious tradition? To me, it is ambiguous and I feel that I am missing its significance.

RS It refers to the poem cited at the beginning of the book.

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