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German Jews and migration to the United States, 1933-1945
Title
German Jews and migration to the United States, 1933-1945 / edited by Andrea A. Sinn and Andreas Heusler.
ISBN
9781793646002
1793646007
9781793646019
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Physical Description
xlix, 253 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Summary
"This collection of mostly unpublished first-person accounts documents the flight and exile of German Jews from Nazi Germany to the USA. The thematic and biographical introductions by the editors, clear geographic framework, and well-defined time frame make this volume helpful to those new to the subject"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: German Jews and migration to the United States, 1933-1945 Lanham : Lexington Books, 2022
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 15, 2022
Series
Lexington studies in modern Jewish history, historiography, and memory
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: From Hitler's Munich to American Exile - Part I: Heimat-Jewish Life in Germany and Nazi Persecution
Munich, 1933-1938
The Munich Years
A Student's Fate, 1933-1945
The Jaws of the Swastika Tighten
An Emotional Handicap
A Jewish Child Growing Up in Nazi Germany
". . . What One Leaves Behind": Schwager Family Letters
"I'm Alive: It's a Miracle!"
Part II: Exile-Emigration and New Beginnings Abroad
My New Life in the United States
Tossed by the Wind: A Proud Journey from 1920 to 1994
Tossed by the Storms of History: Experiences of a Survivor
A Family History: For My Children and Grandchildren
The Lost Home
The Tragedy of Emigration
"Wanderer between Two Worlds".
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