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As a teenage Jew in Nazi-occupied Poland, Henry Gribou went to great lengths to conceal his true identity. Fluent in German and Polish, he acquired papers with a fake Polish birth certificate and became a master of slipping unobtrusively between the Jewish and non-Jewish worlds. In this chronicle of his remarkable double life, Gribou recounts his complicated relationship with the Nazi chemist who became his mentor, his parents' death from German bombs, his efforts to smuggle food to his sister inside the Warsaw ghetto, his life and fledgling career as a chemist outside the ghetto walls, his involvement in the Polish Underground, and his marriage to a local girl who remained ignorant of his secret until after the war. Throughout, Gribou powerfully conveys his anxiety at being exposed at any moment, offering a vivid portrait of a man hiding in plain sight and an extraordinary perspective on the Holocaust.
As a teenage Jew in Nazi-occupied Poland, Henry Gribou went to great lengths to conceal his true identity. Fluent in German and Polish, he acquired papers with a fake Polish birth certificate and became a master of slipping unobtrusively between the Jewish and non-Jewish worlds. In this chronicle of his remarkable double life, Gribou recounts his complicated relationship with the Nazi chemist who became his mentor, his parents' death from German bombs, his efforts to smuggle food to his sister inside the Warsaw ghetto, his life and fledgling career as a chemist outside the ghetto walls, his involvement in the Polish Underground, and his marriage to a local girl who remained ignorant of his secret until after the war. Throughout, Gribou powerfully conveys his anxiety at being exposed at any moment, offering a vivid portrait of a man hiding in plain sight and an extraordinary perspective on the Holocaust.
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About the Author-
Henry G. Gribou, a retired chemist specializing in fragrances and flavors, held various executive positions in multinational chemical companies in the United States and Europe.
Table of Contents-
Table of Contents Prologue Poland 1. Whipping Boy
2. Jewish in Warsaw
3. My Secret Weapon
4. Teacher and Savior
5. Instant Brothers
6. The Swedish Goddess
7. End of a Dream
8. My World Collapses
9. Waking the Dead
10. Knight in Nazi Armor
11. Rats in a Cage
12. A Life Split in Two
13. Another Door Closes
14. Nipping at the Nazis' Heels
15. Walking a Tightrope
16. A Weekend in the Country
17. Joining the Family
18. Solo Wedding Night
19. "For Killing Our Jesus"
20. The Gestapo's Knock
21. Lashing Out, at Last
22. An Ending, of Sorts
23. Lies That Wouldn't Die Epilogue. An Exposé of Ignorance Index
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