The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory
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Summary
The unforgettable story of two unsung heroes of World War II: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper who joined the Dutch Resistance， helped save dozen of lives， were captured by the Nazis， and ultimately survived the Holocaust。
Eight months after Germany’s invasion of Poland， the Nazis roll into The Netherlands， expanding their reign of brutality to the Dutch。 But by the Winter of 1943， resistance is growing。 Among those fighting their brutal Nazi occupiers are two Jewish sisters， Janny and Lien Brilleslijper from Amsterdam。 Risking arrest and death， the sisters help save others， sheltering them in a clandestine safehouse in the woods， they called “The High Nest。”
This secret refuge would become one of the most important Jewish safehouses in the country， serving as a hiding place and underground center for resistance partisans as well as artists condemned by Hitler。 From The High Nest， an underground web of artists arises， giving hope and light to those living in terror in Holland as they begin to restore the dazzling pre-war life of Amsterdam and The Hague。
When the house and its occupants are eventually betrayed， the most terrifying time of the sisters' lives begins。 As Allied troops close in， the Brilleslijper family are rushed onto the last train to Auschwitz， along with Anne Frank and her family。 The journey will bring Janny and Lien close to Anne and her older sister Margot。 The days ahead will test the sisters beyond human imagination as they are stripped of everything but their courage， their resilience， and their love for each other。
Based on meticulous research and unprecedented access to the Brilleslijpers’ personal archives of memoirs and photos， Sisters of Auschwitz is a long-overdue homage to two young women’s heroism and moral bravery—and a reminder of the power each of us has to change the world。
Eight months after Germany’s invasion of Poland， the Nazis roll into The Netherlands， expanding their reign of brutality to the Dutch。 But by the Winter of 1943， resistance is growing。 Among those fighting their brutal Nazi occupiers are two Jewish sisters， Janny and Lien Brilleslijper from Amsterdam。 Risking arrest and death， the sisters help save others， sheltering them in a clandestine safehouse in the woods， they called “The High Nest。”
This secret refuge would become one of the most important Jewish safehouses in the country， serving as a hiding place and underground center for resistance partisans as well as artists condemned by Hitler。 From The High Nest， an underground web of artists arises， giving hope and light to those living in terror in Holland as they begin to restore the dazzling pre-war life of Amsterdam and The Hague。
When the house and its occupants are eventually betrayed， the most terrifying time of the sisters' lives begins。 As Allied troops close in， the Brilleslijper family are rushed onto the last train to Auschwitz， along with Anne Frank and her family。 The journey will bring Janny and Lien close to Anne and her older sister Margot。 The days ahead will test the sisters beyond human imagination as they are stripped of everything but their courage， their resilience， and their love for each other。
Based on meticulous research and unprecedented access to the Brilleslijpers’ personal archives of memoirs and photos， Sisters of Auschwitz is a long-overdue homage to two young women’s heroism and moral bravery—and a reminder of the power each of us has to change the world。
Reviews
Remco
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Pff wat een verhaal zeg。 Goed geschreven， vaak spannend， soms echt niet te doen dat het een waargebeurd verhaal is。 Vaak heel heftig om te lezen。Geeft ook een duidelijk beeld van hoe men het begin van de oorlog heeft beleefd en daarna van de 'reis' die de zussen Brilleslijper hebben afgelegd。Sowieso lezen。 Pff wat een verhaal zeg。 Goed geschreven， vaak spannend， soms echt niet te doen dat het een waargebeurd verhaal is。 Vaak heel heftig om te lezen。Geeft ook een duidelijk beeld van hoe men het begin van de oorlog heeft beleefd en daarna van de 'reis' die de zussen Brilleslijper hebben afgelegd。Sowieso lezen。 。。。more
Andrea
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I hate to say this， but this book was a DNF for me。 Rather than reading like historical fiction， this story read like a reference book。 There was just no emotion in the story and all the characters were very wooden。 I'm not sure if this is how the story was originally written， or if something was lost in translation。The one thing I can say is that this author did a phenomenal job on her research！ I hate to say this， but this book was a DNF for me。 Rather than reading like historical fiction， this story read like a reference book。 There was just no emotion in the story and all the characters were very wooden。 I'm not sure if this is how the story was originally written， or if something was lost in translation。The one thing I can say is that this author did a phenomenal job on her research！ 。。。more
Lilian Schadee
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Moeilijk in te komen， maar zeer zeker de moeite waard。 Een bijzonder verhaal over twee Joodse zussen in het verzet。
Agnes Schiphof
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Een erg mooi boek en voor het grootste gedeelte goed geschreven。 Ik vond alleen het begin wat lastig om doorheen te komen omdat het meer een opsomming was van gebeurtenissen ipv echt een verhaal。 Als lezer had ik liever gehad dat de historische feiten verwerkt waren in het verhaal。
Tigrish
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I would recommend everyone read this。 It offers a detailed insight into what the second world war was really like in the Netherlands from the perspective of its victims。 It also serves as a reminder that we need to be actively preventing anything like this from ever happening again at all costs。Riveting and heartbreaking read。
Melissa B
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Told in the narrative， this book took a bit to really get into it。 But - once I really delved into the story， it was fascinating。 An added bonus was the informational synopsis with the birth and death dates and some biographic background of each character。
Katie
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This is an absolutely， 100% true story about Janny and Lien Brilleslijper， two Jewish sisters who joined the Dutch Resistance to help save dozens of lives。 They did so by hiding them in a safe house in the woods called “The High Nest” and risked everything to save these people from certain death。 But as the house is found out， the second part of their survival begins at Auschwitz， where the sisters become close to Anne Frank and her sister Margot。 They nearly have everything taken away from them This is an absolutely， 100% true story about Janny and Lien Brilleslijper， two Jewish sisters who joined the Dutch Resistance to help save dozens of lives。 They did so by hiding them in a safe house in the woods called “The High Nest” and risked everything to save these people from certain death。 But as the house is found out， the second part of their survival begins at Auschwitz， where the sisters become close to Anne Frank and her sister Margot。 They nearly have everything taken away from them， except for each other， as they battle against the unimaginable and somehow manage to survive the Holocaust。 This book is so incredibly well done， you can tell the time and effort the author put in to researching and organizing all of the information she could find on the Brilleslijper sisters as well as the Nazi occupation and concentration camps。 This is a definite must-read for this year！！ Thank you so much to Harper books for the free review copy！ 。。。more
Dana
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Geweldig boek， aanrader voor iedereen。 Bijna niet te geloven dat heftige verhaal waargebeurd is。 In het begin is de opbouw wat lastig door alle op zichzelf staande verhaallijnen， maar helemaal waard om daar doorheen te ploeteren。
Sarah Wagner
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I learned new things about World War II and the Holocaust from this interesting book centered around two Jewish sisters。 Janny and Lien are living in Amsterdam when war starts and as the Nazi persecution of Jewish people picks up， they and their families go into hiding， finding a remote country home where they hope to stay through the end of the war。 But these sisters， their family， and their friends are not waiting for the war to end， they are active in the resistance and eventually several of I learned new things about World War II and the Holocaust from this interesting book centered around two Jewish sisters。 Janny and Lien are living in Amsterdam when war starts and as the Nazi persecution of Jewish people picks up， they and their families go into hiding， finding a remote country home where they hope to stay through the end of the war。 But these sisters， their family， and their friends are not waiting for the war to end， they are active in the resistance and eventually several of their group are caught by Nazis。 The sisters end up being transported to the infamous Auschwitz along with Anne Frank and her family。 Overall， this book made for fascinating reading， but I have to note that the writing felt uneven at times， although this may be because the book is a translation。 。。。more
Marianne Watson
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This book was heartbreaking and inspiring。 The detailed research really shows。 It was so interesting to read about how these sisters interacted with Anne Frank and her family。 Highly recommended。
Jaime Shaw
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 SpoilersI really enjoyed this book even though it left me with a broken heart！ It's written as a matter of fact historical account of these sisters ordeals。 Reminds me of a documentary and I love that。 The difference between Janny and Lien are obvious from the beginning。 Janny was suspicious of the Nazi monsters as soon as they took over。 Lien had a attitude of it can't be that bad。 These differences shaped their stories。 It seems like Janny was prepared to resist from the beginning and was quic SpoilersI really enjoyed this book even though it left me with a broken heart！ It's written as a matter of fact historical account of these sisters ordeals。 Reminds me of a documentary and I love that。 The difference between Janny and Lien are obvious from the beginning。 Janny was suspicious of the Nazi monsters as soon as they took over。 Lien had a attitude of it can't be that bad。 These differences shaped their stories。 It seems like Janny was prepared to resist from the beginning and was quick to get involved in the resistance helping everyone she could。 Lien got involved later and did her part。 I cried along with them when they lost family and friends along the way。 I was interested in their involvement with Ann Frank and her family after they were captured。 I learned a lot about the Dutch Jews during this nightmare。 I had no idea about the Communist involvement in the resistance or how many artists organized a network of allies to help the Jews。 These are things I've never been taught！ I would have enjoyed more information about the actions of the resistance。 I definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves non fiction。 It takes you into world war 2 in a person way。 。。。more
Sylvia Burgers
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Prachtig boek ！ Confronteert je nog heftiger en duidelijker met het weerzinwekkende van het nazi systeem。 Hoe erg ook dat er juist in Nederland zo meegewerkt werd aan de Jodenvervolging door de Nederlandse politie， de NS en brave burgers， etc。 En zo belangrijk nog eens te beseffen dat er wel degelijk veel verzet is geweest van de joodse kant。
Judith
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Een prachtige historische roman， gebaseerd op feitelijke overlevering van hoofdpersonen en nabestaanden。 Heel erg interessant en een erg mooie aanvulling op het genre WOII。 Laat weer een andere kant van de oorlog zien。
Russell
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Great book。 👍 I will read this book more than once。
Maaike Soenens
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De haarscherpe beschrijving van wat er destijds in de concentratiekampen gebeurd is， zijn zaken die niet nieuw zijn maar om het te lezen vanuit de realistische beleving van de twee zussen maakt nogmaals duidelijk dat we dit nooit mogen vergeten。 Het maakt deel uit van de Nederlandse geschiedenis。
Fleur van Duren
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‘t Hooge Nest komt traag op gang - blijft in het eerste deel erg feitelijk en journalistiek - maar in het tweede en derde deel word je volledig meegenomen in het leven， en voornamelijk in de veerkracht en tragiek， van Janny en Lien Brilleslijper。 Het verhaal van deze zussen is zo ontzettend bijzonder， ongelooflijk en verdrietig。
E。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Waanzinnig goed geschreven， een must-read。Van Iperen heeft prachtig beschreven hoe de Joodse zussen Janny en Lien Brilleslijper onderduikers helpen en uiteindelijk in ‘t Hooge nest een opvangtehuis voor onderduikers runnen。 Uiteindelijk worden ze verraden en komen via Westerbork in Auschwitz en later in Bergen Belsen terecht。 Ze overleven het als een van de weinigen; bijna alle bewoners van het ‘t Hoge Nest worden vermoord in de kampen。 Van Iperen kan prachtig schrijven en weeft het algemene oor Waanzinnig goed geschreven， een must-read。Van Iperen heeft prachtig beschreven hoe de Joodse zussen Janny en Lien Brilleslijper onderduikers helpen en uiteindelijk in ‘t Hooge nest een opvangtehuis voor onderduikers runnen。 Uiteindelijk worden ze verraden en komen via Westerbork in Auschwitz en later in Bergen Belsen terecht。 Ze overleven het als een van de weinigen; bijna alle bewoners van het ‘t Hoge Nest worden vermoord in de kampen。 Van Iperen kan prachtig schrijven en weeft het algemene oorlogsverhaal - hoe de Duitsers Nederland bezetten， anti-Joodse maatregelen， deportaties etc。 - door het verhaal van Janny en Lien heen。 Het enige minpunt: de personages hebben weinig diepgang; ze zijn door en door goed， en niets anders dan dat。 。。。more
Carol （Kimiko）
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It was a great book。 I had a really hard time of making myself stop reading it so I can get stuff done。
Eline
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prachtig en beklemmend boek over WO II， joden， verzet。 Ook al heb ik hier al veel boeken over gelezen， deze gaat onder je huid zitten。
Martijn Roggeveen
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In het begin moet je even in het verhaal van de zussen Brilleslijper komen， maar dan pakt het je ineens！ De schrijfster heeft door grondig onderzoek een nauwkeurig en goed te volgen verhaal neergezet。 De extra verhaallijnen （met veel nieuwe informatie voor mij， omtrent familie Frank， verzet， Musset， etc） rond het verhaal van de zussen maakt dit boek zeer lezenswaardig！
Anita Schoenmaker
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I don’t know how to write a review that does justice to this book… Of course I know much about the war， being Dutch and having parents who were young kids during these years。 I was still shocked， and couldn’t stop reading。 I can totally recommend reading this book， not only to learn about history， but also since it’s just so good。
Mignon Wuestman
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Indrukwekkend verhaal， maar ook indrukwekkend dat Roxane hier zo ingedoken is。 Wat een research。 Ik vind het idee dat het huis waar je woont de historie en de verhalen van andere levens met zich meeneemt sowieso altijd al heel bijzonder， maar bij dit huis al helemaal！
Pam
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Wat een verhaal。 Kon het niet wegleggen…
Yvonne
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Blij dat ik dit gelezen heb！ （wel alleen overdag want anders had het me m'n nachtrust gekost vanwege de gruwelijkheden）。 Intens， persoonlijk， gruwelijk， moedig en indrukwekkend verhaal。 Ik zat echt in het verhaal en vind het heel knap geschreven。 Ietswat veel namen soms en daardoor soms lastig te volgen maar verder ben ik zeer positief over dit boek en hoe de verhalen en feiten opgeschreven zijn。 Heel knap。 Blij dat ik dit gelezen heb！ （wel alleen overdag want anders had het me m'n nachtrust gekost vanwege de gruwelijkheden）。 Intens， persoonlijk， gruwelijk， moedig en indrukwekkend verhaal。 Ik zat echt in het verhaal en vind het heel knap geschreven。 Ietswat veel namen soms en daardoor soms lastig te volgen maar verder ben ik zeer positief over dit boek en hoe de verhalen en feiten opgeschreven zijn。 Heel knap。 。。。more
Luca Bos
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Prachtig geschreven stuk geschiedenis over mijn geboorteregio。 Hartverscheurend maar ook erg interessant。 Hoewel het boek veel informatie bevat is het echt een pageturner die ik binnen 32 uur uit heb gelezen。
Noor
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ontzettend indrukwekkend
Samuel van Deth
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Well written， very well researched and another real-life jaw-dropping story from WW-II。 But while I agree these stories need to be told again and again， I personally was missing the new angle on a topic so often touched。Is the new angle: Jews also actively organised and resisted themselves; and not just were meek victims？ Well I personally don't belief that is a new perspective。 Inglorious Bastards - while fiction & film - already created that perspective in a lot stronger way and I am sure ther Well written， very well researched and another real-life jaw-dropping story from WW-II。 But while I agree these stories need to be told again and again， I personally was missing the new angle on a topic so often touched。Is the new angle: Jews also actively organised and resisted themselves; and not just were meek victims？ Well I personally don't belief that is a new perspective。 Inglorious Bastards - while fiction & film - already created that perspective in a lot stronger way and I am sure there are many other better examples。 。。。more
Sanne
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Echt wat een boek。 Een heftig verhaal verteld op zo’n mooie manier。 Echt het beste boek dat ik in tijden heb gelezen。
Charlotte
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In het begin vond ik het een verhaal met veel feiten en saaie oorlogsgetallen。 Ik las toch door （het boek als cadeau gekregen） en het trok mij steeds meer aan totdat ik het boek niet meer kom weg leggen。 Het is een mooi verhaal die eigenlijk net zo bekend moet zijn als die van de familie Frank， ik heb hardop gelachen en een beetje gehuild。 Ik was erg nieuwsgierig hoe het zou aflopen maar was erg tevreden met het resultaat。 Ik zou het zeker aanraden
Toni Cotton
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