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Annette wrote these eleven tales of her childhood in the 1980s which were only recently discovered. Her daughter Naomi Baran gathered and edited this collection of previously unpublished stories and brought them to life with Yiddish folk songs, family recipes, and historic photos of her family and the Jewish neighborhoods of Chicago. My Yiddishe Childhood is a tribute to a bygone culture, and a daughter's loving tribute to her mother. 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Will resonate with readers of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Nazi Officer's Wife \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Dressmakers of Auschwitz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Secret Aria of Courage and Suspense\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEurope, 1937. Two British sisters, one a dowdy typist, the other a soon-to-be famous romance novelist. One shared passion for opera. With prospects for marriage and families of their own cut down by the scythe of World War I, the Cook sisters have thrown themselves into their love of music, with frequent pilgrimages to Germany and Austria to see their favorite opera stars perform.  But now with war clouds gathering and harassment increasing, the stars of Continental opera, many of whom are Jewish, face dark futures under the boot heel of the Nazis.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat can two middle-aged British spinsters do about such matters? They can form a secret cabal right under Hitler's nose and get to work saving lives. Along with Austrian conductor Clemens Krauss (a favorite of Hitler, but quietly working with the Cooks) the sisters conspire to bring together worldwide opera aficionados and insiders in an international operation to rescue Jews in the opera from the horrific fate that everyone intuits is coming. By the time war \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edoes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e arrive, the Cooks and their operatives have plucked over two dozen Jewish men and women from the looming maw of the Holocaust and spirited them to safety in England.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePacked with original research and vividly told with suspense, hope, and wonder by award-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e investigative journalist Isabel Vincent, author of nationally best-selling memoir \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDinner with Edward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, this singular tale reveals many new details of the seemingly naïve and oblivious Cook sisters' surreptitious bravery, daring, and passionate commitment as the two mount a successful rescue mission that saves dozens of lives and preserves the opera they love for another generation.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"ING","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39772987129950,"sku":"9781684513499","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/1057\/products\/overtureofhope.jpg?v=1740675892"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/1057\/collections\/myyiddishechildhood.jpg?v=1706121497","url":"https:\/\/shop.yiddishbookcenter.org\/collections\/biography-memoirs.oembed?page=8","provider":"Yiddish Book Center Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}