
Category: Adults, Classic, Historical Fiction
Language: EnglishKeywords: 1930’s – 1940’s Ghetto Uprising Jewish Resistance Nazi Poland Warsaw
Written by Leon Uris
Read by David deVries
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged
Length: 21 hrs and 58 mins
Publisher: 2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc
It was a time of crisis, a time of tragedy and a time of transcendent courage and determination. Leon Uris’s novel is set in the midst of the ghetto uprising that defied Nazi tyranny, as the Jews of Warsaw boldly met Wehrmacht tanks with homemade weapons and bare fists. Here, painted on a canvas as broad as its subject matter, is the compelling story of one of the most heroic struggles of modern times.
“This bestseller historic fiction novel by Leon Uris tells the heroic struggle of the Jews of the Warsaw ghetto. There were various groups that comprised the Jews of Warsaw. There were the Jews of the Judenrat, those charged with organizing into Jewish councils who favored complying with Nazi “directives” hoping that there was a trace of humanity beneath their barbaric and murderous decrees and that things would eventually improve. There were the religious Jews who hoped that the faith that allowed them to survive two millenia in the diaspora would sustain them. There were the rebels who favored resistance and struggle. Eventually all the groups came to realize that the Nazi plans were directed not just at subjugation but elimination of the Jews. A handful of non -Jews were also present that joined in the struggle to keep alive the memory of the heroic Jews who decided to fight back against the Nazi beasts…. David de Vries is a talented narrator who brings the story to life. Overall an excellent listen.”
Length: 21 hrs and 58 mins
Publisher: 2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc
It was a time of crisis, a time of tragedy and a time of transcendent courage and determination. Leon Uris’s novel is set in the midst of the ghetto uprising that defied Nazi tyranny, as the Jews of Warsaw boldly met Wehrmacht tanks with homemade weapons and bare fists. Here, painted on a canvas as broad as its subject matter, is the compelling story of one of the most heroic struggles of modern times.
“This bestseller historic fiction novel by Leon Uris tells the heroic struggle of the Jews of the Warsaw ghetto. There were various groups that comprised the Jews of Warsaw. There were the Jews of the Judenrat, those charged with organizing into Jewish councils who favored complying with Nazi “directives” hoping that there was a trace of humanity beneath their barbaric and murderous decrees and that things would eventually improve. There were the religious Jews who hoped that the faith that allowed them to survive two millenia in the diaspora would sustain them. There were the rebels who favored resistance and struggle. Eventually all the groups came to realize that the Nazi plans were directed not just at subjugation but elimination of the Jews. A handful of non -Jews were also present that joined in the struggle to keep alive the memory of the heroic Jews who decided to fight back against the Nazi beasts…. David de Vries is a talented narrator who brings the story to life. Overall an excellent listen.”