The remaining animals were shipped back to Germany or killed in an overnight New Years “hunt” by German officers.Īntonina, the wife, witnessed this carnage. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, they bombed the country heavily, killing many of the animals in the Warsaw Zoo. The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story by Diane Ackerman is the true story of the Warsaw Zoo keepers who saved hundreds of people from falling into the hands of the Nazis. Antonina Zabinsky’s happy life is shattered as encroaching rumors of war become reality and the bombs rain down. Imagine a lovely life, a happy life with a loving husband and a job you love caring for the animals of the Warsaw Zoo.
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