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"Walders has written an important book.... This is history that is exciting and inspiring." —Marge Piercy
"...a unique and extraordinary collection of poems and narratives. I cannot imagine teaching Holocaust literature without these invaluable texts..." —Marc Lee Raphael
"...Walders, too, has done something necessary and important in giving voice to this silent part of our history." —Marcia Falk
The poems and narratives in Women Against Tyranny make significant contributions to the fields of poetry, Holocaust literature, women’s studies, and World War II history. Each piece is a tribute to the courage and compassion of women such as Emilie Schindler, Magda Trocme, Liselotte Pilku, and many others--Jewish, Christian, and Muslim who resisted. Within these pages, poetry becomes its own kind of resistance documenting women’s bravery in the face of great danger. This collection spotlights tales that must be known.
The Practice of Dr. Adelaide Hautval (excerpt)
Try to imagine her
a Gentile among Jews
a doctor among the sick
a prisoner rounded upin France trying to get home
for her mother's funeral,
an accidental arrestplunging her into the cold
eye of evil, protesting
every step of the way... (read more)
