A Partisan's Memoir: Woman of the Holocaust [Paperback]

Faye Schulman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 26, 1995

Faye tells her unforgettable story of heroism, hardship, and resistance. Faye was an ordinary teenager when the Nazis invaded her town on the Russian-Polish border. She had a large, loving famliy, good friends and neighbours, most of whom were lost soon after the horrors of the Holocaut began. But Faye survived, and the photographs she took testify to her experiences and the persecution she witnessed. Decorated for heroism, Schulman uses her biography to tell an extraordinary story not just of surival, but of struggle and resistance against oppression. She talks about escaping from the Nazis, finding a partisan unit and proving her worth. The photographs she took speak eloquently of her experience of surviving for years in the woods with the partisans. There she learned to nurse the ill and wounded, and took up arms against those who had decimated her world.

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About the Author

Faye Schulman lives near Toronto part of the year and in the United States the rest. A mother and grandmother who lectures extensively about her experiences during the war, she has been decorated by the Russian, American and Canadian governments. Her photographs are on view in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, as well as in exhibits throughout the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Second Story Press (October 26, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929005767
• ISBN-13: 978-0929005768
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous memoir...I couldn't put it down!!!, September 15, 1999

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This review is from: A Partisan's Memoir: Woman of the Holocaust (Paperback)

I cried at least once every other chapter...I would like to applaud Faye for having the courage to write about such painful memories!!! It is hard for me to even imagine what life must have been like in Europe during WWII...especially for the Jews!! Faye does an outstanding job of pulling the reader into her world, and it is impossible not to feel her pain and terror. And she does so with such little bitterness or self-pity!! If you love memoirs, you must read this one!!! Excellent!!!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historically Accurate, July 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: A Partisan's Memoir: Woman of the Holocaust (Paperback)

In one scene in the book, Faye described an attack by a German helicopter on their group of partisans. Two of the reviews said that the book is historically inaccurate as they claim that the Germans did not have helicopters in use in WWII. This is false information. The Germans did use a helicopter in WWII called the Flettner FL-282 Kolibri. Initially it was used by the German navy for reconnaissance purposes for convoy protection and submarine warfare. However, later in the war, it was used in land warfare by artillery brigades to direct artillery fire. It is entirely possible that Faye and the partisans had an encounter with the helicopter in this context. And even though the helicopter did not have its own weapons, it's not difficult for a soldier to stick a machine gun out of the window and fire away at targets on the ground. This book is accurate, and the details of Faye's exploits, and her courage, will serve as an inspiration for generations.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A unique and courageous account of a Holocaust survivor, May 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Partisan's Memoir: Woman of the Holocaust (Paperback)

This book is a powerful read - I highly recommend it. It chronicles the experiences of Faye Schulman, a 19-year-old teenage girl who was left alone after her family was murdered by the Nazis. It is a unique perspective of the Holocaust: Schulman escaped the Nazis to join the partisans, and in her book, gives a moving account of her years of living and surviving in the woods, her participation in raids against Nazi forces, and her role as a self-trained nurse and photographer during these years. A Partisan's Memoir is a story of tremendous courage, a book that shouldn't be missed.