writing the life of Ona Simaite
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Sukys, Julija
- Publish Year
- 2012
- Shelfmark
- USSR 9 SIM 2012 - B
- Thesaurus
- bibliothecarissen, egodocumenten, verzetsbeweging, tweede wereldoorlog, Litouwen, Frankrijk, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw, biografie
- Description
- Ona Šimaite (1894–1970), a librarian at Vilnius University, used her position to aid and rescue Jews in the Vilna Ghetto. She collected, preserved and archived the written record of her life, including thousands of letters, scores of diaries, articles, and press clippings. Journeying through these words, the author describes the life of Šimaite.