Description
Cäcilie "Zilli" Reichmannová, also known as Zilli Schmidtová (1924–2022), came from a family of German Sinti. In the "Gypsy camp" in Auschwitz-Birkenau, she managed to protect her loved ones through thefts and contacts with kapos from 1943 to 1944. However, on the night of August 2, 1944, her four-year-old daughter Gretel, her parents, her sister with her six children, and many other relatives were murdered. On the same day, the SS sent Zilli to forced labor in the Ravensbrück camp. However, she managed to escape from there. When the war ended, she was reunited only with her two brothers. She began to speak about her story only a few years ago. The story of Cäcilie Reichmannová is not just a memorial document published in honor of the victims of the Roma Holocaust, but it also depicts the life of German Sinti based on the fates of one family. It is also a unique introduction to the soul and thinking of the exceptional personality that Cäcilie Reichmannová was.
Information
Author: Schmidtová Zilli
Publication date: September 22, 2023
Manufacturer: Nakladatelství Triton s.r.o.
Genres: Non-fiction literature, Books, History and facts, War novels, War books
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 160
ISBN/EAN: 9788075535634