A review by gingersnap85
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos by Judy Batalion

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

Thoughtfully and thoroughly researched. It is a harrowing but inspiring account of women as heroes, leaders and fighters during WW2 Poland. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Antisemitism

This book is not for the faint-hearted. It describes the realities of wartime life for Jewish citizens in Nazi occupied Poland. There are many descriptions of the kind of cruelty and torture the Nazis inflicted on the Jewish population. I encourage you to read/listen to the book, because it’s important to hear these women’s stories. But go into it with clear expectations. It is not pretty or easy to hear.