The Avengers : a Jewish war story
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : A.A. Knopf, 2000.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0375405461, 9780375405464, 0375705295, 9780375705298
Physical Desc
261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction
940 .5318 COH
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940 .5318 COH
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Lincoln - Adult Non-Fiction
940.5318 Coh
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940.5318 Coh
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Pawtucket - Adult Non-Fiction
D 810 J4 C585 2000
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D 810 J4 C585 2000
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Published
New York : A.A. Knopf, 2000.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0375405461, 9780375405464, 0375705295, 9780375705298
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-254) and index.
Description
In 1944, a band of Jewish guerrillas emerged from the Baltic forest to join the Russian army in its attack on Vilna, the capital of Lithuania. The band, called the Avengers, was led by Abba Kovner, a charismatic young poet. In the ghetto, Abba had built bombs, sneaking out through the city's sewer tunnels to sabotage German outposts. Abba's chief lieutenants were two teenage girls, Vitka Kempner and Ruzka Korczak. At seventeen, Vitka and Ruzka were perhaps the most daring partisans in the East, the first to blow up a Nazi train in occupied Europe. In Vilna, they were the heart of a courageous underground movement, and when the ghetto was liquidated, they fled to the forests and joined other partisans in continued sabotage and resistance. It is a side of war not often seen -- Jews fighting the Nazis on their own terms. It is also the story of three remarkable people able to call themselves comrades, lovers, and friends.
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Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction | 940 .5318 COH | On Shelf | |
Lincoln - Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5318 Coh | On Shelf | |
Pawtucket - Adult Non-Fiction | D 810 J4 C585 2000 | On Shelf | |
Providence Public - Level 2 Book Stacks | 940.5405 C678a | On Shelf | |
Rochambeau - Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5405 C678a | Checked Out | May 10, 2024 |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Lithuania -- Biography.
Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949 -- Biography.
Israel. -- Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel. -- Ḥaṭivat Givʿati.
Korchak, Reizl, -- 1921-1988.
Kovner, Abba, -- 1918-1987.
Kovner, Vitka, -- 1920-2012.
Vilnius (Lithuania) -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance -- Lithuania.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Lithuania -- Biography.
Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949 -- Biography.
Israel. -- Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel. -- Ḥaṭivat Givʿati.
Korchak, Reizl, -- 1921-1988.
Kovner, Abba, -- 1918-1987.
Kovner, Vitka, -- 1920-2012.
Vilnius (Lithuania) -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance -- Lithuania.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cohen, R. (2000). The Avengers: a Jewish war story (First edition.). A.A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cohen, Rich. 2000. The Avengers: A Jewish War Story. A.A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cohen, Rich. The Avengers: A Jewish War Story A.A. Knopf, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cohen, Rich. The Avengers: A Jewish War Story First edition., A.A. Knopf, 2000.
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