Lisa Mano est née en 1916 au sein d’une famille nombreuse et cultivée de Salonique; désormais grecque. Devenue Lisa Pinhas à la veille du conflit; elle a partagé en avril 1943 le sort de sa famille et de la communauté juive de la ville déportées et en quasi-totalité exterminées par les nazis. Après avoir survécu 22 mois avec sa petite sœur à Auschwitz I et II; et à la « marche de la mort » suite à l’évacuation (janvier 1945); elles sont précipitées dans un autre enfer; celui de Ravensbruck; puis celui de Rechling. Une seconde « marche de la mort » s’achève avec leur libération au nord de l’Allemagne (30 avril). Marquée à jamais par l’expérience concentrationnaire et la perte de 112 membres de sa famille; Lisa a dédié le reste de sa vie à l’écriture de son témoignage; d’une précision et d’une probité exceptionnelles; édité ici pour la première fois dans sa version originale. Elle s’est également engagée pour les autres; devenant une figure emblématique de la mémoire de la Shoah en Grèce. Un témoignage rare et fort; un « cri d’oiseau blessé » adressé a l’Humanité par une femme hors du commun.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Another Look At Another TimeBy Tim MesserThe Haymarket: Even the name conspires to create controversy and strong feelings nearly 135 years later. The battle between Labor and Capitol; in the 19th and early 20th Century has generated entire libraries of books and articles. As with most histories; the closer to the events; the more emotion and personal views skew the results. Similarly; sympathy with a cause can lead one to confuse that cause with the methods used. Such is the danger when writing about these times. It is easy to write off Capitol as merely greedy ogres who prayed upon the lowly worker who merely wanted social justice. But history is a tricky thing. One finds that most people are not so simple or their motives so selfish or arrogant. In writing The Trial of the Haymarket Anarchists; Mr. Messer-Kruse avoids many of the pitfalls that await the historian. First; he doesn't fall into the trap of writing history using current morals and beliefs to judge history. This; one of the greatest failures of historians; is pleasingly absent here. He also sets aside much of the previous writings and goes directly to the source material; using subsequent writings to explain how views can be shaped. This also avoids another pitfall; and that is repeating errors of other writers as gospel: The Fallacy of Venerable Authority; a most common flaw.Instead; the author goes back to the trial record; the original news articles; the known facts and sets the stage with the rules; ethics and morals of the time in which this occurred. In doing so he has split the issue into the three basic components: The Cause; The Method and The Times. He also approaches the subject with no political agenda of his own; something that most other writers are unable to do. The author's journey started with an innocuous question from a student; "If these people were so clearly railroaded; what were they talking about for six weeks in the trial?" Having taught the traditional labor view of the Haymarket Massacre; he was intrigued by the question. In pursuing an authors curiosity; what he discovered was far from the accepted version of history.This is a fascinating read; a real journey into a time of revolution and almost-Civil War. It does not resolve who's cause was right; and that wasn't the goal. What it does do; is put this seminal moment in history in it's proper perspective; from which a more neutral view of history can be seen. The writing is stylish and interesting in the way the author juxtaposes our current judgements with accepted legal practices of the time. Where they right? Did they get a fair trial? Were they innocent? This book moves us closer to the truth and an understanding of what was; not what we think should have been.If you are interested in this period or the labor movement of America; this book is an essential read. A great addition to historical knowledge and accuracy.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good for history buffsBy highlandlasI bought this book as a research tool for a novel I'm working on. It has lots of useful information and I was wishing I'd bought it in hardback so I could mark it up easier. (The hard cover is too expensive.) If you're a history buff; you'll like this one.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Difference Between Truth and FictionBy The Ol' Kentucky CurmudgeonThe author did a public service in writing this summary of the trial. The public has for many years been misled by the leftist professors and writers who expound on the politics of the defendants and ignore the facts of the case. Yet the defendants themselves and their attorneys admitted their guilt in the trial's opening statements. The trial went on for weeks. The prosecution had to talk about something and then the defendants. The trial transcript verbatim is set forth on the internet if one would like to read the entire case. The defendants received justice; even in Chicago; in the waning days of the 19th century. You can read the summary or the whole trial of these individuals. It will wash out the socialist nonsense schoolchildren have been inculcated with in pro-labor union history classes in the modern public and some private and religious classrooms.
