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My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor
An international bestseller, this powerful memoir by a ninety-eight-year-old Jewish Resistance fighter and Ravensbrück concentration camp survivor “shows us how to find hope in hopelessness and light in the darkness� (Edith Eger, author of The Choice and The Gift).
Selma van de Perre was seventeen when World War II began. She lived with her parents, two older brothers, and a younger sister in Amsterdam, and until then, being Jewish in the Netherlands had not presented much of an issue. But by 1941 it had become a matter of life or death. On several occasions, Selma barely avoided being rounded up by the Nazis. While her father was summoned to a work camp and eventually hospitalized in a Dutch transition camp, her mother and sister went into hiding—until they were betrayed in June 1943 and sent to Auschwitz. In an act of defiance and with nowhere else to turn, Selma took on an assumed identity, dyed her hair blond, and joined the Resistance movement, using the pseudonym Margareta van der Kuit. For two years “Marga� risked it all. Using a fake ID, and passing as non-Jewish, she traveled around the country and even to Nazi headquarters in Paris, sharing information and delivering papers—doing, as she later explained, what “had to be done.�
But in July 1944 her luck ran out. She was transported to Ravensbrück women’s concentration camp as a political prisoner. Without knowing the fate of her family—her father died in Auschwitz, and her mother and sister were killed in Sobibor—Selma survived by using her alias, pretending to be someone else. It was only after the war ended that she could reclaim her identity and dared to say once again: My name is Selma.
“We were ordinary people plunged into extraordinary circumstances,� Selma writes. Full of hope and courage, this is her story in her own words
Selma van de Perre was seventeen when World War II began. She lived with her parents, two older brothers, and a younger sister in Amsterdam, and until then, being Jewish in the Netherlands had not presented much of an issue. But by 1941 it had become a matter of life or death. On several occasions, Selma barely avoided being rounded up by the Nazis. While her father was summoned to a work camp and eventually hospitalized in a Dutch transition camp, her mother and sister went into hiding—until they were betrayed in June 1943 and sent to Auschwitz. In an act of defiance and with nowhere else to turn, Selma took on an assumed identity, dyed her hair blond, and joined the Resistance movement, using the pseudonym Margareta van der Kuit. For two years “Marga� risked it all. Using a fake ID, and passing as non-Jewish, she traveled around the country and even to Nazi headquarters in Paris, sharing information and delivering papers—doing, as she later explained, what “had to be done.�
But in July 1944 her luck ran out. She was transported to Ravensbrück women’s concentration camp as a political prisoner. Without knowing the fate of her family—her father died in Auschwitz, and her mother and sister were killed in Sobibor—Selma survived by using her alias, pretending to be someone else. It was only after the war ended that she could reclaim her identity and dared to say once again: My name is Selma.
“We were ordinary people plunged into extraordinary circumstances,� Selma writes. Full of hope and courage, this is her story in her own words
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January 28, 2023
Selma Van De Perre was a Jewish resistance fighter during the Holocaust and survived the Ravensbruck camp. She dyed her hair and used a fake name which helped her pass as Aryan.
She vividly describes daily life in the Netherlands under German occupation and many near misses of being discovered. She was found out and sent to a concentration camp as a political prisoner.
All Holocaust stories are critical to read, understand and learn from.
She vividly describes daily life in the Netherlands under German occupation and many near misses of being discovered. She was found out and sent to a concentration camp as a political prisoner.
All Holocaust stories are critical to read, understand and learn from.
January 19, 2020
De recensie van dit moet in twee aparte delen vind ik. Ten eerste de inhoud. Het is waarschijnlijk één van de laatste getuigenissen van een persoon die WOII heeft overleefd. De schrijfster is bijna 100 jaar oud en was tijdens de oorlog jong volwassen. De schrijfster heeft een fenomenaal geheugen dat teruggaat tot haar 4e jaar. Met heel veel namen en details. Heel bijzonder en waardevol dat Selma nu nog heeft besloten om haar herinneringen te delen. Ook al had had ze tijdens de bevrijding voor de poort van Ravensbrück met haar mede-overlevenden afgesproken om nooit te praten over de gruwelen. Ze wilden de blik op vooruit, vergeten, positiviteit.
Selma komt over als een onverschrokken heldin. Het boek leest als een spannend avontuur (want je weet dat het in ieder geval voor haar goed afloopt). Schrijnend vond ik het gat waarin ze viel na de oorlog. Hoe ze door sommige mensen gediscrimineerd werd omdat ze Joods was, hoe ze in haar eentje haar traumatische ervaringen probeerde te verwerken. Hoe ze er achter moest komen dat haar ouders en zusje van 15 vermoord waren.
De inhoud van dit boek krijgt van mij heel veel sterren.
Dan de vorm. Ik behandel dit boek met mijn literaire leesclub, dus moet ik er ook naar kijken als een literaire roman. Maar dat niveau vind ik matig. De redacteur en/of vertaler hebben niet echt hun best gedaan om de herinneringen van Selma bij te schaven tot romankwaliteit.
En toen..., en toen..., en toen... wordt afgewisseld met -dus- zinnetjes. Iedere redacteur heeft toch wel gehoord van "show don't tell"? En dat -dus- niet nodig is, en zelfs irritant is? Vooral in het begin had ik moeite om hier doorheen te lezen. Staccato zinnen, soms teveel feitjes en namen en kinderlijk woordgebruik. Heel zonde, want deze inhoudelijk zo belangrijke getuigenis greep mij daardoor niet zo aan als je zou verwachten met dit onderwerp.
De vorm krijgt maar 1 sterretje van mij.
Selma komt over als een onverschrokken heldin. Het boek leest als een spannend avontuur (want je weet dat het in ieder geval voor haar goed afloopt). Schrijnend vond ik het gat waarin ze viel na de oorlog. Hoe ze door sommige mensen gediscrimineerd werd omdat ze Joods was, hoe ze in haar eentje haar traumatische ervaringen probeerde te verwerken. Hoe ze er achter moest komen dat haar ouders en zusje van 15 vermoord waren.
De inhoud van dit boek krijgt van mij heel veel sterren.
Dan de vorm. Ik behandel dit boek met mijn literaire leesclub, dus moet ik er ook naar kijken als een literaire roman. Maar dat niveau vind ik matig. De redacteur en/of vertaler hebben niet echt hun best gedaan om de herinneringen van Selma bij te schaven tot romankwaliteit.
En toen..., en toen..., en toen... wordt afgewisseld met -dus- zinnetjes. Iedere redacteur heeft toch wel gehoord van "show don't tell"? En dat -dus- niet nodig is, en zelfs irritant is? Vooral in het begin had ik moeite om hier doorheen te lezen. Staccato zinnen, soms teveel feitjes en namen en kinderlijk woordgebruik. Heel zonde, want deze inhoudelijk zo belangrijke getuigenis greep mij daardoor niet zo aan als je zou verwachten met dit onderwerp.
De vorm krijgt maar 1 sterretje van mij.
November 7, 2020
I received this book from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Selma van de Perre is a Holocaust and Ravensbrück camp survivor and in this book, she tells her experience of the war starting from her early childhood, her memories of the war as a young woman growing up in the Netherlands and her eventual separation form her family. her work in the Resistance and her capture.
This was a really interesting look at the war from the eyes of someone who truly lived it, experiences the trauma of losing family members and almost dying herself and finding ways to rebuild her life afterwards. The tone of this book is very conservational and Selma's story is an easy one to follow and understand. Her love for her family really comes through in every word she writes about them which makes it all the more heartbreaking when we know they didn't survive the war.
Selma's work in the Resistance was interesting to follow though I felt at times, she almost rushed through her stories and I would have loved some deep dives into particular trips she had to take undercover. I think Selma herself seems really humble about her war efforts and it seems like she really doesn't understand what an extraordinary woman she is!
The time in the concentration camp was hard to read about and knowing Selma was at death's door so often, it's just amazing to think about the strength and fortitude she displayed to keep going, to keep getting up every day never knowing if she was ever going to be saved.
I definitely think Selma kept the readers at arm's reach in this book, and I'm not sure if I really understood who she was deep down (for example Edith Eger's The Choice, I really felt like I knew Edith and her personality). But also I find this extremely understandable as Selma is telling us about an extremely traumatic time in her life that she might not want to deep dive into too much,
and she's also a very old woman now too so this style of storytelling was probably easier too!
I really liked that Selma also put an emphasis on how hard it was to keep going after the war and the depression she struggled with and that she knew other people struggled with as well. And the fact that many survivors were told to just 'keep living' and not to think about the atrocity that had happened to them and their families. As well, Semla briefly described the trauma young Jewish children experienced both living during the war as well as from being separated from parents at a young age, loving their foster parents and then bein returned to parents who were, tragically, all but strangers to them. And that many children never really got over this.
This is a really wonderful read full of sadness and heartbreak but also full of love, friendship and survival. What a lady!
Selma van de Perre is a Holocaust and Ravensbrück camp survivor and in this book, she tells her experience of the war starting from her early childhood, her memories of the war as a young woman growing up in the Netherlands and her eventual separation form her family. her work in the Resistance and her capture.
This was a really interesting look at the war from the eyes of someone who truly lived it, experiences the trauma of losing family members and almost dying herself and finding ways to rebuild her life afterwards. The tone of this book is very conservational and Selma's story is an easy one to follow and understand. Her love for her family really comes through in every word she writes about them which makes it all the more heartbreaking when we know they didn't survive the war.
Selma's work in the Resistance was interesting to follow though I felt at times, she almost rushed through her stories and I would have loved some deep dives into particular trips she had to take undercover. I think Selma herself seems really humble about her war efforts and it seems like she really doesn't understand what an extraordinary woman she is!
The time in the concentration camp was hard to read about and knowing Selma was at death's door so often, it's just amazing to think about the strength and fortitude she displayed to keep going, to keep getting up every day never knowing if she was ever going to be saved.
I definitely think Selma kept the readers at arm's reach in this book, and I'm not sure if I really understood who she was deep down (for example Edith Eger's The Choice, I really felt like I knew Edith and her personality). But also I find this extremely understandable as Selma is telling us about an extremely traumatic time in her life that she might not want to deep dive into too much,
and she's also a very old woman now too so this style of storytelling was probably easier too!
I really liked that Selma also put an emphasis on how hard it was to keep going after the war and the depression she struggled with and that she knew other people struggled with as well. And the fact that many survivors were told to just 'keep living' and not to think about the atrocity that had happened to them and their families. As well, Semla briefly described the trauma young Jewish children experienced both living during the war as well as from being separated from parents at a young age, loving their foster parents and then bein returned to parents who were, tragically, all but strangers to them. And that many children never really got over this.
This is a really wonderful read full of sadness and heartbreak but also full of love, friendship and survival. What a lady!
May 31, 2021
I believe that good fiction makes you believe that it’s all true and that good non-fiction makes you question how much is really true. My Name Is Selma does this but let me explain. I do not, in any way, mean that I doubt that the events detailed in this book really happened. What I mean is that Selma Van Der Perre so artfully weaves her story that the reader is compelled to assess what they know about the human experience. Had I been reading fiction, I would have said that Selma’s experience was unrealistic. But clearly it isn’t - because it happened. So now I have come to understand that some people are just that lucky and, more importantly, some people are just that strong. The willpower that Selma shows through this memoir - even the willpower which it must have taken to recount her life - is a testament to her strength and resilience. I am so grateful that I have read this book as it has made me aware of so many things.
November 26, 2023
Heftig om te lezen en ook vooral knap dat ze zo lang haar identiteit verborgen wist te houden, tot nadat ze uit Ravensbrück is bevrijd. Selma was een moedige jonge vrouw ten tijde van de oorlog en nu nog, door haar verhaal als overlevende Joodse verzetsvrouw door te geven. Toch wist haar schrijfstijl me niet volledig te raken. Ik denk dat haar verhaal meer zou raken als documentaire in plaats van als boek.
June 20, 2021
I was interested to read a Holocaust story from the perspective of a Dutch citizen as I believe each occupied country’s experiences would be a little different as much as Nazi rules would have been much the same.
The book begins with Selma telling of her happy and unremarkable childhood with loving parents, two brothers and one sister.
Selma, a Dutch Jewess was able to gain false identity papers and pass as a non-Jew and work for the Dutch Resistance. In many instances Selma was incredibly lucky, until her luck ran out and she was arrested as a political prisoner.
Ending up in Ravensbrück after have spent time in various other camps Selma writes of the horrors she experienced even as she passed as a non-Jew.
Selma’s parents and younger sister did not survive. Selma uses the word ‘murdered� throughout the book when she speaks of what happened to the countless Jews and others tortured and killed by the Nazis.
A book about courage!
The book begins with Selma telling of her happy and unremarkable childhood with loving parents, two brothers and one sister.
Selma, a Dutch Jewess was able to gain false identity papers and pass as a non-Jew and work for the Dutch Resistance. In many instances Selma was incredibly lucky, until her luck ran out and she was arrested as a political prisoner.
Ending up in Ravensbrück after have spent time in various other camps Selma writes of the horrors she experienced even as she passed as a non-Jew.
Selma’s parents and younger sister did not survive. Selma uses the word ‘murdered� throughout the book when she speaks of what happened to the countless Jews and others tortured and killed by the Nazis.
A book about courage!
January 9, 2020
Met een brok in je keel lees je dit boek. Iedereen weet van de verschrikkelijke gebeurtenissen in de Tweede Wereldoorlog, toch verbaas je je in dit boek weer over de gruwelijkheden die mensen elkaar aandoen. We kunnen ons tegenwoordig niet voorstellen hoe het er destijds in de concentratiekampen aan toeging. Één ding kunnen we wel doen: Dit soort boeken lezen en ervoor zorgen, opdat het nooit vergeten zal worden. Op een persoonlijke en meeslepende manier geschreven. Als je van 't Hooge Nest hebt genoten zal je dit ook mooi vinden. In één woord: Schitterend!
March 12, 2021
"Dieses Buch soll Zeugnis unseres Kampfes gegen die Unmenschlichkeit sein. Denn die Grausamkeiten des Zweiten Weltkrieges und die mutigen Taten der Menschen, die ihnen stolz entgegen getreten sind, dürfen nie in Vergessenheit geraten. Mit meinem Buch hoffe ich, einen Beitrag zum Gedenken daran zu leisten." - Selma van de Perre, "Mein Name ist Selma"
In "Mein Name ist Selma" erzählt die jüdisch niederländische Widerstandskämpferin und Holocaust-Überlebende Selma van de Perre von ihrem Überlebenskampf während der NS-Zeit, von ihrem Einsatz für andere Jüd*innen und Menschen, die sich gegen die Nazis aufgelehnt haben und von ihrer Gefangenschaft im Konzentrationslager Ravensbrück. Es ist einfach unfassbar, was die Autorin alles erleiden musste, aber auch mit was für einem Mut sie sich in ihren Widerstandskampf gestürzt hat. Die Autorin beginnt ihre Geschichte bei ihren Familienmitgliedern, bei den Hintergründen ihrer Familie, sie berichtet weiter von den Anfängen des Krieges, als sie noch hoffte, die Niederlande würde neutral bleiben, über die Erkenntnis, dass auch ihre jüdische Familie nicht verschont bleiben wird - und setzt ihre Schilderung bis zu ihrem Leben nach dem Krieg fort.
Selma van de Perre sagt am Ende des Buches, dass sie dieses Buch geschrieben hat, damit man nicht vergisst. Dieses Schreiben gegen das Vergessen finde ich unglaublich wichtig und bemerkenswert. Ich kann nur immer wieder betonen, dass es bald keine lebenden Zeitzeug*innen der Shoah mehr geben wird. Deshalb ist ein Buch wie "Mein Name ist Selma" so wichtig. Wir müssen diese Zeitzeugenberichte lesen. Wir dürfen nicht vergessen. Wir dürfen nicht vergeben.
"Mein Name ist Selma" ist ein weiteres Buch, das ich euch nur von Herzen empfehlen kann - es liegt in unser aller Verantwortung, dass sich die Geschichte nicht wiederholt.
In "Mein Name ist Selma" erzählt die jüdisch niederländische Widerstandskämpferin und Holocaust-Überlebende Selma van de Perre von ihrem Überlebenskampf während der NS-Zeit, von ihrem Einsatz für andere Jüd*innen und Menschen, die sich gegen die Nazis aufgelehnt haben und von ihrer Gefangenschaft im Konzentrationslager Ravensbrück. Es ist einfach unfassbar, was die Autorin alles erleiden musste, aber auch mit was für einem Mut sie sich in ihren Widerstandskampf gestürzt hat. Die Autorin beginnt ihre Geschichte bei ihren Familienmitgliedern, bei den Hintergründen ihrer Familie, sie berichtet weiter von den Anfängen des Krieges, als sie noch hoffte, die Niederlande würde neutral bleiben, über die Erkenntnis, dass auch ihre jüdische Familie nicht verschont bleiben wird - und setzt ihre Schilderung bis zu ihrem Leben nach dem Krieg fort.
Selma van de Perre sagt am Ende des Buches, dass sie dieses Buch geschrieben hat, damit man nicht vergisst. Dieses Schreiben gegen das Vergessen finde ich unglaublich wichtig und bemerkenswert. Ich kann nur immer wieder betonen, dass es bald keine lebenden Zeitzeug*innen der Shoah mehr geben wird. Deshalb ist ein Buch wie "Mein Name ist Selma" so wichtig. Wir müssen diese Zeitzeugenberichte lesen. Wir dürfen nicht vergessen. Wir dürfen nicht vergeben.
"Mein Name ist Selma" ist ein weiteres Buch, das ich euch nur von Herzen empfehlen kann - es liegt in unser aller Verantwortung, dass sich die Geschichte nicht wiederholt.
February 25, 2025
A coragem desta miúda, nova, separada da famÃlia, mas cheia de força e vontade de sobreviver! A coragem das pessoas comuns em situações extraordinárias é sempre muito comovente. Selma é judia holandesa, mas não parece, esconde-se e à sua famÃlia, mas acaba a colaborar com a resistência, adotando uma identidade falsa. Na sequência de uma denúncia, vai parar ao campo de Ravensbruck, como prisioneira polÃtica, trabalhando na fábrica da Siemens e sem nunca revelar a sua verdadeira identidade. É um relato na primeira pessoa, absolutamente imperdÃvel, cheio de pormenores da vida na época e com muita sorte à mistura. Impressionante o desconhecimento que havia relativamente aos campos de trabalho e de extermÃnio, o relato da vida dela no campo e as reações no pós-guerra, sabendo da morte dos pais e da irmã mais nova.
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June 7, 2022
Mijn naam is Selma
Dit is typisch een boek dat je de rest van je leven bij blijft.
Het is raw and revealing. Geschreven door Selma, die als Joods meisje opgroeide in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Met alle gevolgen van dien. Ze nam een andere identiteit aan om te overleven en verloor haar familieleden in de door Hitler opgerichtte concentratiekampen.
Dit boek is erg aangrijpend, je krijgt insiders information hoe het er in de kampen aan toe ging.
Must read for everyone who wants to know more about the WWII history.
Dit is typisch een boek dat je de rest van je leven bij blijft.
Het is raw and revealing. Geschreven door Selma, die als Joods meisje opgroeide in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Met alle gevolgen van dien. Ze nam een andere identiteit aan om te overleven en verloor haar familieleden in de door Hitler opgerichtte concentratiekampen.
Dit boek is erg aangrijpend, je krijgt insiders information hoe het er in de kampen aan toe ging.
Must read for everyone who wants to know more about the WWII history.
June 21, 2021
Een goed verhaal is nog geen goed boek. Het verhaal van Selma over haar jeugdjaren tijdens de oorlog is aangrijpend, maar qua vorm laat het te wensen over. Ik denk dat het verhaal beter tot zijn recht zou komen in een lekkere 2doc dan in boekvorm. Ik ben ook funny, maar dat maakt me nog geen cabaretier.
April 8, 2021
I feel this book is well written and engaging. It tells the story of Selma van de Perre and her experiences during the 2nd World War living in the Netherlands with her family. When they all end up in different directions, leaving Selma the last one, she has to figure out the best way to avoid being picked up by the Nazis. She changes her name and her look to seem non-Jewish, becoming Margareta van der Kuit, and blonde too.
If you are a reader of this type of book, as I am, you may want to check this one out. This book comes out May 11th. This is my second book about women resistance fighters in the last few months. They sure are some very brave ladies with some harrowing stories to tell. Advance electronic review copy was provided by NetGalley, author Selma van de Perre, and the publisher.
If you are a reader of this type of book, as I am, you may want to check this one out. This book comes out May 11th. This is my second book about women resistance fighters in the last few months. They sure are some very brave ladies with some harrowing stories to tell. Advance electronic review copy was provided by NetGalley, author Selma van de Perre, and the publisher.
December 23, 2020
Molto rispetto per Selma van de Perre e il suo passato, per la voglia di testimoniare invece che dimenticare. Lo stile di questo libro però non rende giustizia alla sua vita: è banale e piatto, ripetitivo e a tratti noioso, un elenco di eventi e poco più. Dopo averlo letto credo di poter dire di conoscere cosa le è successo ma non chi lei sia nel profondo.
January 26, 2020
Voor mijn gevoel een met oprechte eerlijkheid verteld verhaal van Selma's ervaringen tijdens de Tweede Wereld Oorlog.
January 31, 2020
While I have a deep understanding and respect for the life and atrocities Selma went through it could have been written in a more impacting way.
January 27, 2022
Audiobook Empik Go
Lektor Elżbieta Kijowska
Na książkę trafiłam przez przypadek ,przeglądając propozycje z empik go.
Zaintrygował mnie tytuł ,więc pobrałam książkę i zaczęłam słuchać .
Niesamowita historia młodej Żydówki ,która w czasie wojny była łączniczką w ruchu oporu .
Dotychczas w moje ręce trafiały książki o tematyce obozowej i wojennej gdzie akcja zazwyczaj działa się w Polsce.
Tutaj mamy naocznego świadka drugiej wojny światowej z Holandii .
Pani Selma ,mimo że po opuszczeniu obozu w Ravensbrück ,obiecały sobie z koleżanką że nie chcą wracać do tych wydarzeń ,to po latach jednak zmieniły zdanie.
I wiecie co jest najbardziej zadziwiające? Czytając tę historię ,to co ta i inne kobiety przechodziły w obozach ,to po pierwsze aż wierzyć się nie chce ,a po drugie ile człowiek jest w stanie znieść i jak wytrzymały jest ludzki organizm ,że mimo że i był głód i jedzenie było okropne Ci ludzie przeżyli .
Ale nie wszyscy przeżyli .
Jako że autorka jest Żydówką ,więc mamy tu opowiedzianą historię narodu żydowskiego i tego jak byli traktowani podczas wojny .
Byli ludzie którzy ryzykowali własnym życiem ,ukrywając Żydów ,ale i byli tacy którzy "sprzedawali" jednych i drugich czerpiąc z tego korzyści :(.
Ale ta kobieta przeżyła i opowiedziała niesamowitą historię którą z czystym sercem polecam .
Pani Selma nadal żyje , mieszka w Anglii i co roku jeździ na tydzień do Ravensbrück ,żeby porozmawiać o tamtych czasach z młodymi ludźmi .
POLECAM!!!
Lektor Elżbieta Kijowska
Na książkę trafiłam przez przypadek ,przeglądając propozycje z empik go.
Zaintrygował mnie tytuł ,więc pobrałam książkę i zaczęłam słuchać .
Niesamowita historia młodej Żydówki ,która w czasie wojny była łączniczką w ruchu oporu .
Dotychczas w moje ręce trafiały książki o tematyce obozowej i wojennej gdzie akcja zazwyczaj działa się w Polsce.
Tutaj mamy naocznego świadka drugiej wojny światowej z Holandii .
Pani Selma ,mimo że po opuszczeniu obozu w Ravensbrück ,obiecały sobie z koleżanką że nie chcą wracać do tych wydarzeń ,to po latach jednak zmieniły zdanie.
I wiecie co jest najbardziej zadziwiające? Czytając tę historię ,to co ta i inne kobiety przechodziły w obozach ,to po pierwsze aż wierzyć się nie chce ,a po drugie ile człowiek jest w stanie znieść i jak wytrzymały jest ludzki organizm ,że mimo że i był głód i jedzenie było okropne Ci ludzie przeżyli .
Ale nie wszyscy przeżyli .
Jako że autorka jest Żydówką ,więc mamy tu opowiedzianą historię narodu żydowskiego i tego jak byli traktowani podczas wojny .
Byli ludzie którzy ryzykowali własnym życiem ,ukrywając Żydów ,ale i byli tacy którzy "sprzedawali" jednych i drugich czerpiąc z tego korzyści :(.
Ale ta kobieta przeżyła i opowiedziała niesamowitą historię którą z czystym sercem polecam .
Pani Selma nadal żyje , mieszka w Anglii i co roku jeździ na tydzień do Ravensbrück ,żeby porozmawiać o tamtych czasach z młodymi ludźmi .
POLECAM!!!
December 10, 2023
Inspiring quotes by Selma, the author:
“I was one of the many Jews who fought against the Nazi regime, and my story is an example of what happened to thousands of Jews and non-Jews. In this personal account I have recorded the minor details of our lives, the sheer luck that saved some of us, and the atrocities that took the lives of so many people. It is a tribute to anyone who suffered or died, and a tribute to my courageous friends and colleagues in the resistance who risked their own lives in an attempt to save others. We were ordinary people plunged into extraordinary circumstances.�
“You can’t live in constant fear. Even fear is something to which you become accustomed. You have to set it aside and simply get on with what you are doing. Every day I did things that put my life at risk, but the acts themselves were no different from what I’d usually do as I went about my normal daily business. That’s not to say I wasn’t scared, but I didn’t allow the fear to overwhelm me-the desire to thwart the Nazis and help people in danger was stronger.�
“I was one of the many Jews who fought against the Nazi regime, and my story is an example of what happened to thousands of Jews and non-Jews. In this personal account I have recorded the minor details of our lives, the sheer luck that saved some of us, and the atrocities that took the lives of so many people. It is a tribute to anyone who suffered or died, and a tribute to my courageous friends and colleagues in the resistance who risked their own lives in an attempt to save others. We were ordinary people plunged into extraordinary circumstances.�
“You can’t live in constant fear. Even fear is something to which you become accustomed. You have to set it aside and simply get on with what you are doing. Every day I did things that put my life at risk, but the acts themselves were no different from what I’d usually do as I went about my normal daily business. That’s not to say I wasn’t scared, but I didn’t allow the fear to overwhelm me-the desire to thwart the Nazis and help people in danger was stronger.�
January 6, 2022
Ta książka to dokument, opowieść w pierwszej osobie losów Selmy, która w czasie wojny przybrała imię Marga. To piękna postać-skromna, waleczna, działająca w ruchu oporu kobieta. W tych trudnych czasach los Jej sprzyjał i wielokrotnie uniknęła śmierci przez przypadek. Nigdy jednak nie przestawała pomagać i lubię myśleć, że to była „nagroda� za Jej dobroć i zaangażowanie.
October 25, 2020
Heel indrukwekkend verhaal
De schrijfstijl was alleen beetje rommelig, en daardoor kwam ik met moeite in het verhaal en was het soms lastig te volgen(zeker de eerste hoofdstukken)
De schrijfstijl was alleen beetje rommelig, en daardoor kwam ik met moeite in het verhaal en was het soms lastig te volgen(zeker de eerste hoofdstukken)
May 22, 2022
What an amazing lady, to be able to recount her war experiences at age 98. A survivor story in her own words, you feel like you are sitting beside Selma as she remembers. I just cannot stay awake to read into the night and am often found asleep with a book in my hands. Well, not this time!
April 5, 2022
Kein Vergeben, kein Vergessen.
Es ist nun schon eine Weile her, dass ich dieses Buch beendet habe. Und es fällt mir auch mit etwas Abstand immer noch schwer, darüber zu schreiben. Kurz: Es ist wirklich sehr sehr lesenswert. Und es bewegt. Sehr sogar. Nach all den Jahren im Studium mit dem Schwerpunkt "Jugendwiderstand im Dritten Reich" und nach all den Büchern, die ich schon zu diesem Thema gelesen habe, berühren mich solche Geschichten, solche Lebensläufe immer noch zutiefst. Und ich bin froh und erleichtert, dass es so ist, dass man da offenbar nicht abstumpfen kann.
Selma van de Perre wird am 7. Juni 2022 hundert Jahre alt. Ja, diese wahnsinnig starke Frau, für die all ihr Handeln für den Widerstand eine Unabdingbarkeit war, die alle Gefahren als selbstverständlich in Kauf nahm (es ging halt nicht anders), lebt noch. Und solange es auch nur irgendwie möglich ist (oder war - ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob sie es immer noch macht), fährt sie in jedem Jahr für eine Woche nach Ravensbrück, um an allen Gedenkveranstaltungen vor Ort aktiv teilzunehmen. Dort befand sich das größte deutsche Frauen-Konzentrationslager, in dem sie selbst mehrere Jahre inhaftiert war.
Ein weiteres unverzichtbares Zeitdokument, ein weiteres sehr wichtiges Buch gegen das Vergessen.
Aus dem Niederländischen von Simone Schroth.
Danke @bloggerportal und @btb_verlag für das Rezensionsexemplar!
#selmavandeperre #meinnameistselma #mijnnamisselma #btbverlag #bloggerportal #rezensionsexemplar #keinvergebenkeinvergessen #büchergegendasvergessen #bookstagramdeutschland #whatiread2022 #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bücher #lesen #werbung #ausgelesen
Es ist nun schon eine Weile her, dass ich dieses Buch beendet habe. Und es fällt mir auch mit etwas Abstand immer noch schwer, darüber zu schreiben. Kurz: Es ist wirklich sehr sehr lesenswert. Und es bewegt. Sehr sogar. Nach all den Jahren im Studium mit dem Schwerpunkt "Jugendwiderstand im Dritten Reich" und nach all den Büchern, die ich schon zu diesem Thema gelesen habe, berühren mich solche Geschichten, solche Lebensläufe immer noch zutiefst. Und ich bin froh und erleichtert, dass es so ist, dass man da offenbar nicht abstumpfen kann.
Selma van de Perre wird am 7. Juni 2022 hundert Jahre alt. Ja, diese wahnsinnig starke Frau, für die all ihr Handeln für den Widerstand eine Unabdingbarkeit war, die alle Gefahren als selbstverständlich in Kauf nahm (es ging halt nicht anders), lebt noch. Und solange es auch nur irgendwie möglich ist (oder war - ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob sie es immer noch macht), fährt sie in jedem Jahr für eine Woche nach Ravensbrück, um an allen Gedenkveranstaltungen vor Ort aktiv teilzunehmen. Dort befand sich das größte deutsche Frauen-Konzentrationslager, in dem sie selbst mehrere Jahre inhaftiert war.
Ein weiteres unverzichtbares Zeitdokument, ein weiteres sehr wichtiges Buch gegen das Vergessen.
Aus dem Niederländischen von Simone Schroth.
Danke @bloggerportal und @btb_verlag für das Rezensionsexemplar!
#selmavandeperre #meinnameistselma #mijnnamisselma #btbverlag #bloggerportal #rezensionsexemplar #keinvergebenkeinvergessen #büchergegendasvergessen #bookstagramdeutschland #whatiread2022 #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bücher #lesen #werbung #ausgelesen
August 25, 2020
An outstanding book. I picked it up, unable to sleep at 2 in the morning, and finished as dawn broke at 6, I couldn't stop reading it.
The author is a truly amazing woman, living an extraordinary life, from an ordinary background.
The title of the book is pivotal and when 'my name is Selma' comes up in the narrative, it was so poignant that I cried as I read the words.
This book records despair and horror, courage and conviction to a cause, and shows how much a human can use the power of positivity and the will to carry on, to survive.
Selma's love of her family, her friends and her country runs through this book, and that love clearly remains. I would love to meet her. I have Jewish heritage and am extremely proud of this, the fate of my father's relatives is unknown to me, it was something no one spoke of. There just isn't the words to thank this amazing woman for her tenacity and devotion to the lives of others.
I will undoubtedly buy this book, I was fortunate enough to be able to read this as a review copy.
This story has been held by Selma for decades, it's a story that should be heard and a book that should be available in every secondary school.
This is history from those who experienced it, who survived it, and who have lived with these memories. Selma really is someone who can take the epithet 'inspirational', although I don't suppose that she would agree, she is a very modest and self-deprecating lady. I think she's wonderful.
The author is a truly amazing woman, living an extraordinary life, from an ordinary background.
The title of the book is pivotal and when 'my name is Selma' comes up in the narrative, it was so poignant that I cried as I read the words.
This book records despair and horror, courage and conviction to a cause, and shows how much a human can use the power of positivity and the will to carry on, to survive.
Selma's love of her family, her friends and her country runs through this book, and that love clearly remains. I would love to meet her. I have Jewish heritage and am extremely proud of this, the fate of my father's relatives is unknown to me, it was something no one spoke of. There just isn't the words to thank this amazing woman for her tenacity and devotion to the lives of others.
I will undoubtedly buy this book, I was fortunate enough to be able to read this as a review copy.
This story has been held by Selma for decades, it's a story that should be heard and a book that should be available in every secondary school.
This is history from those who experienced it, who survived it, and who have lived with these memories. Selma really is someone who can take the epithet 'inspirational', although I don't suppose that she would agree, she is a very modest and self-deprecating lady. I think she's wonderful.
February 21, 2021
Pyörsin taas päätökseni olla lukematta enää yhtään holokausti-selviytymistarinaa. Tämä kirja edusti lajityyppiä tyypillisimmillään. Rankat kokemukset, hiukan ihannoiva katse (oman tarinan) sankareihin ja paljon uskomattomia käänteitä. Itse en saanut tästä enää hirveästi irti, mutta jos et ole lukenut kymmeniä vastaavia, tämä auttaa kyllä hyvin ymmärtämään, miten karmea lähihistoria Euroopalla on.
Itselle tästä jäi päällimmäiseksi mieleen ihan sivulauseissa mainittu asia: keskitysleirien selviytyjät tekivät tietoisen päätöksen vaieta (aluksi) kokemastaan, koska kokivat siten pääsevänsä parhaiten uuteen alkuun. Siis sama vaikenemisen kulttuuri, joka on suomalaisiin sotilaisiin yhdistetty! Tästä ja sodan jälkeisistä vuosista lukisin mielelläni seuraavaksi lisää.
Itselle tästä jäi päällimmäiseksi mieleen ihan sivulauseissa mainittu asia: keskitysleirien selviytyjät tekivät tietoisen päätöksen vaieta (aluksi) kokemastaan, koska kokivat siten pääsevänsä parhaiten uuteen alkuun. Siis sama vaikenemisen kulttuuri, joka on suomalaisiin sotilaisiin yhdistetty! Tästä ja sodan jälkeisistä vuosista lukisin mielelläni seuraavaksi lisää.
September 17, 2020
Selma had me sucked in from reading the first couple of sentences, I honestly feel it's a book that everyone should read..
The experiences she had are some that we could never understand or imagine happening to us or those around us.
Truly a survivors story that will keep you enthralled to the very end
The experiences she had are some that we could never understand or imagine happening to us or those around us.
Truly a survivors story that will keep you enthralled to the very end
December 27, 2021
I learned so much from this book, and I'd highly recommend that everyone read it. It was a completely different experience reading her personal account of her experiences than just reading about what happened from an outside source. Having it told in her own words is so powerful, and added a lot to it.
December 13, 2022
This book I’m reading is a short and magnificent story which I did enjoy the story and I couldn’t put it down and finish at least 15 minutes. A teenager Holocaust survivor wrote this book called “My name is Selma�. Selma grew up in the Netherlands with two brothers and a sister. Selma was only 17 years old when ww2 started. She joined the Dutch resistance movement with her brother. She used a fake id name as Marga for two years. In July, 1944, her luck was running out. She was sent to only a woman camp called Ravensbruck. I enjoyed her story in her own words because the writing style was honesty and modesty. She also describes how difficult it was to survive with a false identity and then to reclaim her true self. As a result did her family survive the Holocaust? What happened to her after the war. You can decide.
September 13, 2022
This is an incredibly important memoir and should be required reading. There's so much about the Nazi regime that we may never even know the full extent of the horrors that went on, which makes memoirs like this all the more significant
February 22, 2021
Selma (1923) een Joodse vrouw heeft twee jaar geleden haar oorlogservaringen opgeschreven. Zij was actief in gevaarlijk verzetswerk tot zij in 1944 werd opgepakt en overgebracht naar Ravensbrück. Een verhaal van uitzonderlijke moed en veerkracht.
May 26, 2023
Not long and boring like some memoirs are.
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