Jack & Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance - Softcover

Jack Sutin; Rochelle Sutin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907970703 ISBN 13: 9781907970702

Publisher: Daunt Books, 2016

Synopsis

Jack-and-Rochelle

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From the Back Cover:

Jack and Rochelle first met at a town dance before the war. Jack stepped on her toes, and Rochelle lost interest. They did not meet again until the winter of 1942-43, when, after separate escapes from Nazi ghetto labor camps, they discovered each other in the wooded lands of Poland where many Jews and Russians had fled from persecution. Despite the inhuman conditions and the ever-present danger, Jack and Rochelle began a careful courtship that flourished into a deepening love. With a new determination and a thirst for revenge, Jack led raids on nearby Polish farms that were occupied by Nazi sympathizers. So the resistance was waged, often in ignorance of what atrocities were being committed in the rest of Europe. Cut off from the outside world, life depended upon desperate, makeshift warfare strategies. Maintained by a blind faith and their deep love for one another, Jack and Rochelle survived circumstances that had never before been imposed upon a people. They are part of a small group of resistance fighters whose testimony offers a unique perspective on this terrible episode of human history. Lawrence Sutin presents his parents' story in their own words - words that he has heard throughout his life. In a thoughtful afterword, he offers his experiences as a child of Holocaust survivors.

About the Author:

Jack and Rochelle Sutin have been married for over fifty years and have two children, Cecilia and Lawrence, and three grandchildren. They have lived in Minnesota since 1949.

Lawrence Sutin is the author of critically acclaimed Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick. He is also a regular essay commentator for Minneapolis Public Radio. He lives in Minneapolis and teaches at Hamline University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Daunt Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1907970703
• ISBN 13: 9781907970702
• Binding: Paperback
• Editor: Lawrence Sutin