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Preface
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Dina Porat
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Preface xiii
- Acknowledgments xxi
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Part One. Childhood and Youth (1918–1941)
- 1. Childhood in Sevastopol and Youth in Vilna 1
- 2. In Independent Lithuania 15
- 3. Under Soviet Rule 28
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Part Two. Holocaust and War (1941–1944)
- 4. Hiding in a Monastery 39
- 5. The Manifesto of January 1, 1942 57
- 6. The Establishment and Training of the Underground 76
- 7. The Wittenberg Affair 106
- 8. The Last Days of the Ghetto 132
- 9. In the Forest and with the Partisans 150
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Part Three. Postwar Years in Europe and in Israel (1944–1949)
- 10. From the Land of the Holocaust to the Land of Life 175
- 11. The Bricha (Escape from Europe) and the East European Survivors’ Brigade 190
- 12. Nakam—The Blood of Israel Will Take Revenge 210
- 13. Information Officer of the Givati Brigade During the War of Independence 238
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Part Four. A Life of Activity and Creativity (1949–1987)
- 14. Serving the Party and at Odds with It 259
- 15. The Holocaust and Jewish History 271
- 16. The Kibbutz Rebbe 295
- 17. Family and Friends 312
- 18. Finis 324
- Notes 339
- Writings of Abba Kovner 385
- Selected Bibliography 395
- Index 399
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Preface xiii
- Acknowledgments xxi
-
Part One. Childhood and Youth (1918–1941)
- 1. Childhood in Sevastopol and Youth in Vilna 1
- 2. In Independent Lithuania 15
- 3. Under Soviet Rule 28
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Part Two. Holocaust and War (1941–1944)
- 4. Hiding in a Monastery 39
- 5. The Manifesto of January 1, 1942 57
- 6. The Establishment and Training of the Underground 76
- 7. The Wittenberg Affair 106
- 8. The Last Days of the Ghetto 132
- 9. In the Forest and with the Partisans 150
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Part Three. Postwar Years in Europe and in Israel (1944–1949)
- 10. From the Land of the Holocaust to the Land of Life 175
- 11. The Bricha (Escape from Europe) and the East European Survivors’ Brigade 190
- 12. Nakam—The Blood of Israel Will Take Revenge 210
- 13. Information Officer of the Givati Brigade During the War of Independence 238
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Part Four. A Life of Activity and Creativity (1949–1987)
- 14. Serving the Party and at Odds with It 259
- 15. The Holocaust and Jewish History 271
- 16. The Kibbutz Rebbe 295
- 17. Family and Friends 312
- 18. Finis 324
- Notes 339
- Writings of Abba Kovner 385
- Selected Bibliography 395
- Index 399