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When Germany invaded Poland, and the Nazis occupied Warsaw, they began the determined extermination of that country’s Jews. But many Polish citizens helped to shelter their Jewish friends and neighbors. This is the story of one family, and the wife and mother in particular: Antonina Zabinski, the zookeeper’s wife.
It’s a fascinating story, and well told. Jan Zabinski was the director of the Warsaw Zoo, and he and his family lived in a villa on the zoological g ...more
When Germany invaded Poland, and the Nazis occupied Warsaw, they began the determined extermination of that country’s Jews. But many Polish citizens helped to shelter their Jewish friends and neighbors. This is the story of one family, and the wife and mother in particular: Antonina Zabinski, the zookeeper’s wife.
It’s a fascinating story, and well told. Jan Zabinski was the director of the Warsaw Zoo, and he and his family lived in a villa on the zoological g ...more
This beautiful, lyrical book will live with me for a very long time. I'm rather stunned at the number of negative reviews here on Good Reads!
Based on actual memoirs, letters, and diaries, this is the story of one family's survival during the occupation of Warsaw in WWII, that family being the zookeeper's for the Warsaw Zoo, and their courageous involvement with the Underground and in hiding Jews and others until they could be sent to safety. I found that the author's tranquil contemplative tone ...more
Based on actual memoirs, letters, and diaries, this is the story of one family's survival during the occupation of Warsaw in WWII, that family being the zookeeper's for the Warsaw Zoo, and their courageous involvement with the Underground and in hiding Jews and others until they could be sent to safety. I found that the author's tranquil contemplative tone ...more
This book has been on my radar for a long time. I read and listened to it. It was an interesting read but not one I would consider amazing. I think it was that while I was interested in the real-life characters, I just never connected fully with the writing. I learned more about Poland's experience during WWII which was really quite horrible and just as heartbreaking as war ever can be.
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