Buy this book on-line Goldstein, David; Reick, Haviva : CHAVIVAPraha (Prague) , Keren Kaymet Lejisrael A Hasomer Hacair, 1947
1st Edition. Original Illustrated Boards Depicting Haviva Reick parachuting. 8vo. 163 pages ; 21 cm. In Czech. Early post-Holocaust publication. Includes photographs of Haviva Reick throughout. “Haviva Reik (1914–1944) was one of 32 or 33 parachutists sent by the Jewish Agency and Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) on military missions in Nazi-occupied Europe. Reik went to Slovakia in fall 1944 and worked with local Jewish people to resist the German occupation there. She established a camp for Russian prisoners of war who had escaped, and helped organize a Jewish resistance unit. The Germans organized forces to put down the Jewish resistance, and Reik and the other parachutists escaped with about 40 local Jews into the mountains. In November 1944, however, Reik and the other parachutists were captured, killed, and buried in a mass grave…” (Wikipedia, 2017) SUBJECT(S) : Reick, Haviva, 1914-1944. Jews--Palestine--Biography. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Slovakia. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide. The US Holocaust Museum keeps their copy in their Rare Book Room. In very good condition. Important (holo2-135-41) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Goldstein, David; Reick, Haviva : CHAVIVA. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, atlases, collectables, libri rari and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |