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Title

A Girl Called Renée (Hebrew, 1997). English ed. 2017.

• See Ruth Uzrad (F / Germany, 1925-2015), Holocaust survivor

Abstract

"Memoirs of a Jew from Berlin, born as Ruth Schuetz in 1925. Her father, originally from Poland, was arrested by the Gestapo in October 1938 and never returned. During 1939, Usrad and her sisters fled to Belgium; their mother fled to England. Describes the German invasion of Belgium in May 1940, and Usrad's escape to Vichy France with one of her sisters and a group of refugee children. In January 1943 she left the children's home because of the danger of arrest, and wandered through France. Eventually she joined a Jewish underground organization in Grenoble, helping Jews, arranging escapes to Switzerland, and carrying out acts of sabotage. In 1944 Usrad escaped to Spain and emigrated to Palestine. One of her sisters was smuggled into Switzerland by the underground organization, and the other was hidden with non-Jews in Belgium."--Publisher description (Hebrew ed.)

"Ruth Uzrad is a Jewish teenager whose life was turned upside down by the Nazi regime. After her father was arrested in their Berlin apartment by the Gestapo, Ruth’s mother sends 13 year-old Ruth and her two younger sisters on their escape route across Europe by train, heading for the safety of Belgium. Unfortunately, the chaos follows them to their new home. When the Nazis conquer Belgium, Ruth and one of her sisters escape to France, leaving the youngest sister behind to be taken in by a Belgian foster family. Later, Ruth joins the Jewish underground movement in France and takes on a false identity. With her new name, Renee, she does everything she can to save as many Jews as possible, knowing that it could cost her life"--Publish description (English ed.)

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