angel from Auschwitz: the rescue activites of Jacob 'Jakito' Maestro in Auschwitz
TitreThe angel from Auschwitz: the rescue activites of Jacob 'Jakito' Maestro in Auschwitz
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0586
N° d'objet11416m
Lieu de publicationBern, Switzerland
EditeurPeter Lang AG
Année de publication
2021
Paginationpp221-234
MatérielArticle
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.