Bodies And Souls: The Forced Prostitution Of Jewish Women At The Turn Of The Century - Hardcover

Vincent, Isabel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060090235 ISBN 13: 9780060090234

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2005

Synopsis

Traces the forced slavery and prostitution of thousands of young Jewish women from the 1860s to the beginning of World War II, revealing how a notorious Mafia gang exploited victims who were looking to escape poverty and anti-Semitism, women who subsequently formed the religious order known as the Society of Truth. 25,000 first printing.

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Review:

A shameful tale, and necessary in the telling. -- The Globe and Mail

"A thoroughly gripping tale." -- Toronto Star for Hitler's Silent Partners

A shameful tale, and necessary in the telling.--The Globe and Mail

"A thoroughly gripping tale."--Toronto Star for Hitler's Silent Partners

"Isabel Vincent has done a first- rate job of telling the story of Swiss perfidy during and after the war."--San Francisco Chronicle for Hitler's Silent Partners

"[A] disturbing and wonderfully narrated book... Hitler's Silent Partners is gratifyingly precise."--Vancouver Sun for Hitler's Silent Partners

"A clear, angry, important . . . work that treats significant matters with clarity and intelligence."--Kirkus Reviews for Hitler's Silent Partners

A clear, angry, important . . . work that treats significant matters with clarity and intelligence. --Kirkus Reviews for Hitler's Silent Partners"

A thoroughly gripping tale. --Toronto Star for Hitler's Silent Partners"

[A] disturbing and wonderfully narrated book... Hitler s Silent Partners is gratifyingly precise. --Vancouver Sun for Hitler's Silent Partners"

About the Author:

Isabel Vincent is an award-winning investigative journalist currently working for the New York Post. She is the author of Bodies and Souls: The Tragic Plight of Three Jewish Women Forced into Prostitution in the Americas; Hitler's Silent Partners: Swiss Banks, Nazi Gold, and the Pursuit of Justice; and See No Evil: The Strange Case of Christine Lamont and David Spencer. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times "T" Magazine, the Independent, Marie Claire, L'Officiel (Paris), and many other international publications. She lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060090235
• ISBN 13: 9780060090234
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320