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Playing for Time
Playing for Time
Author: Fania Fenelon, Marcelle Routier
In 1943, Fania Fenelon was a Paris cabaret singer, a secret member of the Resistance, and a Jew. Captured by the Nazis, she was sent to Auschwitz where she became one of the legendary orchestra girls who used music to survive the Holocaust. This is her personal account of the experience.
ISBN-13: 9780815604945
ISBN-10: 0815604947
Publication Date: 12/1997
Pages: 262
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4.3 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 5
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Grnemae avatar reviewed Playing for Time on + 451 more book reviews
In 1943 Fania Fenelon was a Paris cabaret singer, a secret member of the Resistance and a Jew. Captured by the Nazis, she was sent to Auschwitz where she became one of the legendary "orchestra girls" who used music to survive the Holocaust. This is a remarkable story of one woman's experience in courage and survival.
Lissa avatar reviewed Playing for Time on + 224 more book reviews
Unbelievable book - there is also a movie which is hard to find
reviewed Playing for Time on + 195 more book reviews
the story of a paris cabaret singer, a secret member of the resistance
and a jew, she survived Auschwitz as a performer with the death camp
orchestra.


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