Bibliograph

Behind the red curtain, my mother's two victories, Maya Rakitova

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Behind the red curtain, my mother's two victories, Maya Rakitova

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Behind the red curtain

Responsibility statement

Maya Rakitova

Series statement

Azrieli series of Holocaust survivor memoirs ;, 8

Sub title

my mother's two victories

Summary

Maya Rakitova's family has already faced innumerable obstacles and hardships together, having lived through the Communist Party purges that culminated in the disappearance of Maya's father. But when the Nazis occupy their hometown of Vinnitsa, Ukraine, in 1941, new and terrifying threats surround them. Nine-year-old Maya quickly learns to hide her Jewish identity as her mother, with “uncommon courage,” fights to protect her, relying on the kindness of friends and strangers. A story of survival and victory over the dual terrors of the Stalinist and Nazi regimes, Behind the Red Curtain is Maya's testament to her mother's love and strong will

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