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The Nine Hundred
- The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz
- Narrated by: Edith Friedman Grosman, Heather Dune Macadam, Kristin Atherton
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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The untold story of the 999 young, unmarried Jewish women who were tricked into boarding a train in Poprad, Slovakia, on March 25, 1942 that became the first official transport to Auschwitz.
On March 25, 1942, nearly a thousand young, unmarried Jewish women boarded a train in Poprad, Slovakia. Filled with a sense of adventure and national pride, they left their parents' homes wearing their best clothes and confidently waving good-bye. Believing they were going to work in a factory for a few months, they were eager to report for government service. Instead, the young women - many of them teenagers - were sent to Auschwitz. Their government paid 500 Reichsmarks (about £160) apiece for the Nazis to take them as slave labour. Of those 999 innocent deportees, only a few would survive.
The facts of the first official Jewish transport to Auschwitz are little known yet profoundly relevant today. These were not resistance fighters or prisoners of war. There were no men among them. Sent to almost certain death, the young women were powerless and insignificant not only because they were Jewish but also because they were female. Now, acclaimed author Heather Dune Macadam reveals their poignant stories, drawing on extensive interviews with survivors, and consulting with historians, witnesses and relatives of those first deportees to create an important addition to Holocaust literature and women's history.
With an introduction from the author and a final note written and read by Edith Friedman Grosman.
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- Helen
- 14-05-21
Outstanding
Impeccably researched, and narrated with tremendous care, empathy and sensitivity. This book is narrated using both past and present tense, something which I noted from another reviews caused confusion. The narrator quotes survivors' own accounts in the present tense as if the women are sat next to her adding their memories and recollections in that moment, this combination brings an existential depth and rawness to the book that is often harrowing and difficult to read. The faith, inner strength, resolve and resilience of these women is bewildering. I cannot recommend this book highly enough
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- Terhi
- 21-02-21
A book everybody need to listen
I wish I had read this book before visiting Auschwitz, my attitude towards the place would've been different. The horrible experiences the girls went through, the propaganda their families were told, how they were apandoned by the government after their release... History that should never be forgotten.
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- Emmy
- 28-04-21
Slow starting but very interesting
Struggled a bit at the start as there was quite a lot of background and numbers but the story is well researched, given appropriate sensitivity and doesn't gloss over the experiences of the survivors.
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- robmckenzieuk
- 10-02-20
Must Read/listen with great narration
So glad I bought this book on Audible, it made me realise things I had not previously thought about and see history from the female perspective. I listened with my breath held at times or with tears on my eyes. I also recommend visiting Auschwitz, nothing brings the holocaust to life more than standing at this murder factory where so many poor, innocent souls had their life taken in such a cruel and barbaric way.
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- rbooler
- 29-01-22
Best documented testimony of the Holocaust
We all have a duty to prevent these atrocities from ever happening again .A must read/listen by everyone young or old .By far the best documented testimony of the holocaust may we live in peace !
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- Andy
- 29-05-22
An excellent read
This is a vital part of the holocaust story and well told. All I would say is that anyone reading this should also read Cilka’s Journey as she gets criticism in this book and that book gives perspective to her story. As the survivors in this book frequently say they all had to do things to survive that they would never choose to do.
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- Janet Jones
- 24-10-20
informative and harrowing
No one or two words can describe this book, because it is informative, Halloween, moving, heartbreaking and even exciting when good things happened and to the girls while in the camp and after the war. The narrator was excellent
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- Mrs. C
- 20-07-22
A heart-rending and compelling book.
A heart-rending story which should be read by everyone. It brought me to tears but was compelling listening. Finishing with a touching message from Edith Freedman-Grosman.
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- Margaret
- 27-06-21
a must read
heartbreaking but this book has to be read, cried when at the end I heard the voice of one brave survivor. Their stories must never ever be for gotten
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- Jon
- 12-12-21
Heartbreakingly brilliant
I have now listened to this audiobook twice. It is a fantastic piece of work which brings the Holocaust and the people involved to life. We must never forget what happened to these poor innocent women due to political brainwashing and cruelty.
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