Life and Loss in the Shadow of the Holocaust

A Jewish Family's Untold Story

Nonfiction, History, European General, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Life and Loss in the Shadow of the Holocaust by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Rebecca Boehling, Uta Larkey ISBN: 9781139365710
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: June 16, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Rebecca Boehling, Uta Larkey
ISBN: 9781139365710
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: June 16, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

A family's recently discovered correspondence provides the inspiration for this fascinating and deeply moving account of Jewish family life before, during and after the Holocaust. Rebecca Boehling and Uta Larkey reveal how the Kaufmann-Steinberg family was pulled apart under the Nazi regime and dispersed over three continents. The family's unique eight-way correspondence across two generations brings into sharp focus the dilemma of Jews in Nazi Germany facing the painful decisions of when, if and to where they should emigrate. The authors capture the family members' fluctuating emotions of hope, optimism, resignation and despair as well as the day-to-day concerns, experiences and dynamics of family life despite increasing persecution and impending deportation. Headed by two sisters who were among the first female business owners in Essen, the family was far from conventional and their story contributes new dimensions to our understanding of Jewish life in Germany and in exile during these dark years.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A family's recently discovered correspondence provides the inspiration for this fascinating and deeply moving account of Jewish family life before, during and after the Holocaust. Rebecca Boehling and Uta Larkey reveal how the Kaufmann-Steinberg family was pulled apart under the Nazi regime and dispersed over three continents. The family's unique eight-way correspondence across two generations brings into sharp focus the dilemma of Jews in Nazi Germany facing the painful decisions of when, if and to where they should emigrate. The authors capture the family members' fluctuating emotions of hope, optimism, resignation and despair as well as the day-to-day concerns, experiences and dynamics of family life despite increasing persecution and impending deportation. Headed by two sisters who were among the first female business owners in Essen, the family was far from conventional and their story contributes new dimensions to our understanding of Jewish life in Germany and in exile during these dark years.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book The Indo-European Controversy by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book The Social Life of Greylag Geese by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book Romantic Reformers and the Antislavery Struggle in the Civil War Era by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book The Iran–Iraq War by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book The Ethics of Species by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book Economy of Force by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book Power and Global Economic Institutions by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book Meaning in the Media by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book Charles Darwin's Shorter Publications, 1829–1883 by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book The Factive Turn in Epistemology by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book Government and Markets by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book Understanding the Leitmotif by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book Machiavelli: The Prince by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe: Volume 2, 1870 to the Present by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
Cover of the book King Henry V by Rebecca  Boehling, Uta Larkey
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy