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Social Science Jewish Studies

If Only It Were Fiction

by (author) Elsa Thon

Publisher
The Azrieli Foundation
Initial publish date
Sep 2013
Category
Jewish Studies, 20th Century, Historical
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781897470787
    Publish Date
    Sep 2013
    List Price
    $6.99

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Elsa Thon was a sixteen-year-old photographer's apprentice when the Nazis occupied her town of Pruszków, Poland. When her family was sent to the Warsaw ghetto, Elsa joined a community farm and was recruited by the Underground. Despite her deep belief in destiny, Elsa refused to bow to her fate as a Jew in war-torn Poland.

About the author

Elsa Thon was born on January 10, 1923, in Pruszków, Poland. After liberation, she married Mayer Thon, a Soviet tank commander, and moved to Israel in 1948. As war survivors, they were given special permission to immigrate to Argentina in 1955, where they lived until moving to Canada in 1980. Elsa Thon lives in Toronto.

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