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German Jews and migration to the United States, 1933-1945 /

"This collection of mostly unpublished first-person accounts documents the flight and exile of German Jews from Nazi Germany to the USA.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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sinn, Andrea (Editor), Heusler, Andreas, 1960- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Series:Lexington studies in modern Jewish history, historiography, and memory.
Subjects:
Jews > Germany > Munich > Biography.
Jewish refugees > Germany > Munich > Biography.
Exiles > Germany > Munich > History > 20th century.
Jews > Persecutions > Germany > Munich > History > 20th century.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Germany.
Germany > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
Juifs > Allemagne > Munich > Biographies.
Réfugiés juifs > Allemagne > Munich > Biographies.
Juifs > Persécutions > Allemagne > Munich > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Holocauste, 1939-1945 > Allemagne.
Allemagne > Émigration et immigration > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Emigration and immigration.
Exiles.
Jewish refugees.
Jews.
Jews, German.
Jews > Persecutions.
Germany.
Germany > Munich.
United States.
1900-1999
Biographies.
History.
Table of 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".