angel from Auschwitz: the rescue activites of Jacob 'Jakito' Maestro in Auschwitz
TitleThe angel from Auschwitz: the rescue activites of Jacob 'Jakito' Maestro in Auschwitz
Author
Call number940.5318/0586
Object number11416m
Place of publicationBern, Switzerland
PublisherPeter Lang AG
Year of publication
2021
Physical descriptionpp221-234
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the book 'All our brothers and sisters: Jews saving Jews during the Holocaust.' pp221-2334
Description
Story of "Jakito" Maestro who came to Auschwitz when he was only 15 years old. A Polish inmate, Jerzy Pozimski made the boy his assistant in the inmates work office and in this capacity he was able to save hundreds of Jews by assigning them to "better" work Kommandos.