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Art Of A Jewish Woman: The True Story Of How A Penniless Holocaust Escapee Became An Influential Modern Art Connoisseur (2012)

by Henry N. Massie(Favorite Author)

3.51 of 5 Votes: 1

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Memoir & Autobiography

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review 1: This book gave a different perspective of the Holocaust. This book was written by the son of the Jewish woman, who was sent to Jerusalem by her father. She then was given a ticket to come to the United States by a relative in America. She first went to see her family in Poland, and saw the terrible times her family were going through. She sent her family money from America when she could. After the war she felt guilt for not being with her family. Two of her sisters made it out of Poland to Jerusalem, but her brother and mother were killed. She had night mares for the rest of her life, about the German's coming after her. She used art as a means to help relieve the pain. She didn't believe in God, and tried to use the beauty of art as a means to change the w... moreorld.
review 2: The subject of this book unquestionably had aninteresting life. She was born poor in Poland, educated in Lithuania and France, emigrated first to Palestine and then to the United States.She spoke Polish, French and German fluently and after learning English she also took up Spanish so she could read Lorca. She became a respected art collector and friend to the Jansons, translated Piaget, and in her last years a philanthropist. less

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