Dcery vzdoru – Batalion Judy (2021)

After Poland was occupied by the Germans, Jewish women and girls, the heroines of this book, had to watch as the German occupiers murdered their families and neighbors. They became unwilling witnesses to the destruction of entire communities of the native population. They had nothing left to lose, and so – with immense courage, cunning, and nerves of steel – they put their strength into the anti-Nazi resistance. Originally Jewish youth groups transformed into illegal resistance cells. "The Girls from the Ghettos" successfully bribed Gestapo guards, hiding revolvers in loaves of bread and jars of jam, and helped build systems of underground bunkers. They also successfully flirted with German soldiers, bribing them with wine, whiskey, and home-cooked meals, and seduced them with their "Aryan" appearance, only to then eliminate them mercilessly. They threw bombs at German trains and blew up supply depots. But they also cared for the sick and taught children. These heroines of World War II are still not talked about much today, even though their contributions and sacrifices were immense. The ambition of this publication is to at least partially repay this debt.