{"product_id":"999-the-extraordinary-young-women-of-the-first-official-jewish-transport-to-auschwitz-paperback","title":"999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHeather Dune MacAdam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCaroline Moorehead\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA PEN America Literary Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn Amazon Best of the Year Selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe untold story of some of WW2's most hidden figures and the heartbreaking tragedy that unites them all. Readers of \u003ci\u003eBorn Survivors\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Train Near Magdeburg\u003c\/i\u003e will devour the tragic tale of the first 999 women in Auschwitz concentration camp. This is the hauntingly resonant true story that everyone should know.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On March 25, 1942, nearly a thousand young, unmarried Jewish women, many of them teenagers, boarded a train in Poprad, Slovakia. Believing they were going to work in a factory for a few months, they were eager to report for government service and left their parents' homes wearing their best clothes and confidently waving good-bye. Instead, the young women were sent to Auschwitz. Only a few would survive. Now acclaimed author Heather Dune Macadam reveals their 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Intimate and harrowing. . . . This careful, sympathetic history illuminates an incomprehensible human tragedy.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Against the backdrop of World War II, this respectful narrative presents a compassionate and meticulous remembrance of the young women profiled throughout. Recommended for all collections.\" \u003ci\u003e--Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Staggering . . . profound. [Macadam's] book also offers insight into the passage of these women into adulthood, and their children, as 'secondhand survivors.'\" --Gail Sheehy, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePassages\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDaring: My Passages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Heather Dune Macadam's \u003ci\u003e999\u003c\/i\u003e reinstates the girls to their rightful place in history.\" \u003ci\u003e--Foreword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"An important addition to the annals of the Holocaust, as well as women's history. Not everyone could handle such material, but Heather Dune Macadam is deeply qualified, insightful, and perceptive.\" --Susan Lacy, creator of the American Masters series and filmmaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"The story of these teenage girls is truly extraordinary. Congratulations to Heather Dune Macadam for enabling the rest of us to sit down and just marvel at how on earth they did it.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Anne Sebba, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLes Parisiennes \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThat Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"An important contribution to the literature on women's experiences.\" --Dr. Rochelle G. Saidel, founder and executive director, Remember the Women Institute\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeather Dune Macadam's \u003c\/b\u003eis the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003e999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRena's Promise: A Story of Sisters in Auschwitz. \u003c\/i\u003eA board member of the Cities of Peace: Auschwitz and the director and president of the Rena's Promise Foundation, her work in the battle against Holocaust denial have been recognized by Yad Vashem in the UK and Israel, the USC Shoah Foundation, the National Museum of Jewish History in Bratislava, Slovakia, and the Panstowe Museum of Auschwitz in Oswiecim, Poland. Ms. Macadam has a master's degree in creative writing and received a Presidential Grant for Research from Savannah College of Art and Design, and a PEN American stipend. She is the Producer and Director of the documentary film, \u003ci\u003e999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz \u003c\/i\u003eand her work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, on PBS, and other major media outlets. Visit Heather Dune Macadam online at HeatherDune.com or find more information on 999 at 999TheMovie.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699785011263,"sku":"9780806539379","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6f0b5755c1b4673e063e4c997c411ea6.webp?v=1765014502","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/999-the-extraordinary-young-women-of-the-first-official-jewish-transport-to-auschwitz-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}