In May , seven-year-old Krystyna Chiger escaped the Holocaust into the sewers under the Lvov, Poland, ghetto with her mother, father, and younger brother. Many in the group could not bear the cramped pipes, tall enough only for a child, and ended up going above ground. There they were caught and shot to death by the Gestapo.

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In , with Lvov's , Jews having been exiled, killed, or forced into ghettos and facing extermination, a group of Polish Jews daringly sought refuge in the city's sewer system. The last surviving member this group, Krystyna Chiger, shares one of the most intimate, harrowing and ultimately triumphant tales of survival to emerge from the Holocaust. The Girl in the Green Sweater is Chiger's harrowing first-person account of the fourteen months she spent with her family in the fetid, underground sewers of Lvov. A Polish Catholic and former thief, Socha risked his life to help Chiger's underground family survive, bringing them food, medicine, and supplies.
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Chris Leppek Apr 30, Features 0. The green sweater that Kristine Keren wore as a child still exists, and like its former owner herself, has become an icon, both of unimaginable tragedy and inconceivable resilience. She is soft-spoken and pleasant, with a gentle sense of humor and a lilting Slavic accent. In this calm and composed person, one sees no outward evidence of the titanic struggles of her youthful years, of the perils and horrors faced, endured and ultimately overcome, of the scars these experiences must have left behind. The day before coming to Denver, she notes, the president of Iran once again called for the elimination of the State of Israel. If the new generation does not know about what happened in the past, the future will be very grim. It is a story of incredible drama, sadness, resilience and ultimate triumph, not to mention the realities of darkness, stench, drowning, rats, lice, cold and the constant threat of discovery. It is also the story of the compassion and courage of a few gentiles who supported those in the subterranean hiding place, one of whom, a Lvov sewer worker and former convicted thief named Leopold Socha, is arguably the central figure in the book. In the ghetto, the threat of death was much more tangible and considerably closer.
In , with Lvov's , Jews having been exiled, killed, or forced into ghettos and facing extermination, a group of Polish Jews daringly sought refuge in the city's sewer system. The last surviving member this group, Krystyna Chiger, shares one of the most intimate, harrowing and ultimately triumphant tales of survival to emerge from the Holocaust. Originally published as The Girl in the Green Sweater, In Darkness is Chiger's harrowing first-person account of the fourteen months she spent with her family in the fetid, underground sewers of Lvov. In Darkness is also the story of Leopold Socha, the group's unlikely savior. A Polish Catholic and former thief, Socha risked his life to help Chiger's underground family survive, bringing them food, medicine, and supplies. A moving memoir of a desperate escape and life under unimaginable circumstances, In Darkness is ultimately a tale of intimate survival, friendship, and redemption. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App.