by Assumpta Montellà, Diversos Autors · labutxaca · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788492549351
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«La Maternitat d'Elna» is the historical chronicle by Assumpta Montellà, published by labutxaca in paperback, with 192 pages, in Catalan.
Between 1939 and 1944, Swiss nurse Elisabeth Eidenbenz saved the lives of 597 children of exiled Catalan and Spanish women who were living in dire conditions in the Republican refugee camps in France. The book reconstructs the creation of the Elna maternity home and its role as a refuge for those mothers during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.
Subtitled «La història de 597 nens salvats dels camps de refugiats». Includes a prologue by Josep M. Solé i Sabaté. Published in 2009.
Aimed at the general public interested in the Republican exile and humanitarian aid during World War II.
