The Resource The zookeeper's wife, Diane Ackerman
The zookeeper's wife, Diane Ackerman
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- Summary
- The true story of how the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw -- and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Żabiński began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Żabińskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts. Jan, active in the Polish resistance, kept ammunition buried in the elephant enclosure and stashed explosives in the animal hospital. Meanwhile, Antonina kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and its animal inhabitants -- otters, a badger, hyena pups, lynxes -- and keeping alive an atmosphere of play and innocence even as Europe crumbled around her
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The zookeeper's wife
- Title
- The zookeeper's wife
- Statement of responsibility
- Diane Ackerman
- Subject
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- Case studies
- Ethnic relations
- Poland -- Warsaw
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland | Warsaw -- Case studies
- Warsaw (Poland) -- Ethnic relations
- Zoo keepers
- Biographies
- Żabińska, Antonina
- Żabińska, Antonina
- Żabiński, Jan, 1897-1974
- Żabiński, Jan, 1897-1974
- Zoo keepers -- Poland | Warsaw -- Case studies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The true story of how the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw -- and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Żabiński began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Żabińskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts. Jan, active in the Polish resistance, kept ammunition buried in the elephant enclosure and stashed explosives in the animal hospital. Meanwhile, Antonina kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and its animal inhabitants -- otters, a badger, hyena pups, lynxes -- and keeping alive an atmosphere of play and innocence even as Europe crumbled around her
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ackerman, Diane
- Dewey number
- 940.53/18350943841
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D804.66.Z33
- LC item number
- A25 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Żabiński, Jan
- Żabińska, Antonina
- Żabińska, Antonina
- Żabiński, Jan
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
- Zoo keepers
- Warsaw (Poland)
- Ethnic relations
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
- Zoo keepers
- Poland
- Label
- The zookeeper's wife, Diane Ackerman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-349) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1068162
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393061727
- Lccn
- 2007012635
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1068162
- (OCoLC)122291559
- Label
- The zookeeper's wife, Diane Ackerman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-349) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1068162
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393061727
- Lccn
- 2007012635
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1068162
- (OCoLC)122291559
Subject
- Case studies
- Ethnic relations
- Poland -- Warsaw
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland | Warsaw -- Case studies
- Warsaw (Poland) -- Ethnic relations
- Zoo keepers
- Biographies
- Żabińska, Antonina
- Żabińska, Antonina
- Żabiński, Jan, 1897-1974
- Żabiński, Jan, 1897-1974
- Zoo keepers -- Poland | Warsaw -- Case studies
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