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"Jan and Antonina Zabinski were Polish Christian zookeepers horrified by Nazi racism, who managed to save over three hundred people. Yet their story has fallen between the seams of history. Drawing on Antonina’s diary and other historical sources, best-selling naturalist Diane Ackerman vividly re-creates Antonina’s life as 'the zookeeper’s wife,' responsible for her own family, the zoo animals, and their 'Guests'—Resistance activists and refugee...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife and NOT the original book.
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The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story (2007) by Diane Ackerman is the strange but true tale of a couple who took advantage of their unique situation living in a bombed-out zoo to hide some 300 Jews from the Nazis who terrorized Warsaw during World War II. As active members of the resistance, Jan and Antonina Zabinski used the abandoned zoo grounds...
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Summary, Analysis, and Review of Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story PLEASE NOTE: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story includes a summary of the book, review, analysis & key takeaways, and a detailed About the Author section. Preview: The Zookeeper's Wife is the story of Antonina Zabinski,...
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