LEADER 03741cam a22005538i 4500001 235956 005 20240621220052.0 008 130701t20132013alu b 001 0aeng 010 2013026630 020 9780817318093 |q(hardback) 020 0817318097 |q(hardback) 020 9780817387181 |q(e book) 020 0817387188 |q(e book) 035 (OCoLC)ocn844728468 035 235956 042 pcc 043 e-gx--- 049 LHMA 041 1 eng |hger 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDXCP |dBTCTA |dBDX |dLHM 050 00 DS134.42.H46 |bA313 2013 090 DS134.42.H46 |bA3 2013 100 1 Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth, |d1928- |eauthor. 240 10 Auswanderung vorläufig nicht möglich. |lEnglish 245 12 A final reckoning : |ba Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah / |cRuth Gutmann ; foreword by Kenneth Waltzer. 263 1311 264 1 Tuscaloosa : |bUniversity Alabama Press, |c[2013] 264 4 |c©2013 300 pages cm. 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 490 1 Judaic studies series 520 "A work of both childhood memory and adult reflection undergirded with scholarly research, A Final Reckoning resonates with emotional intensity and insight. Ruth Gutmann's memoir, first published in Germany in 2002, recounts her life not only as a concentration camp inmate and survivor, but also as a sister and daughter. Ruth; her twin sister, Eva; stepmother, Mania; and father, Samuel Herskovits, were interned in both Thereisenstadt and Auschwitz-Birkenau between June 1943 and March 1944, where all but Gutmann and her sister perished. Ruth and Eva spent the remainder of the war in numerous other camps. Gutmann's memoir is compelling in several respects. It spans her birth and early life in Hannover, Germany; her escape to Holland on a kindertransport; her forced return to Hannover; her deportation to the concentration camps (where Ruth and Eva attracted the attention of Josef Mengele, though they were ultimately spared from his murderous studies of twin siblings); and her life postliberation. Particularly striking is Gutmann's portrait of her father, Samuel, a leader in the Jewish community of Hannover who was forced under extreme pressure to communicate and, in some cases, cooperate with Nazi officials. Gutmann uses her own memories as well as years of reflection and academic study to reevaluate his role in their community. A Final Reckoning provides not only insights into Gutmann's own experience as a child in the midst of the atrocities of the Holocaust, but also a window into the lives of those, like her father, who were forced to carry on and comply with the regime that would ultimately bring about their demise"-- |cProvided by publisher. 520 "A work of both childhood memory and adult reflection undergirded with scholarly research, A Final Reckoning resonates with emotional intensity and insight"-- |cProvided by publisher. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 600 10 Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth, |d1928- 650 0 Jews |zGermany |zHannover |vBiography. 650 0 Jewish children in the Holocaust |zGermany |vBiography. 650 0 Jews |zGermany |xHistory |y1933-1945. 650 0 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |vPersonal narratives. 650 0 Fathers and daughters |zGermany. 650 0 Twin sisters |zGermany. 651 0 Hannover (Germany) |vBiography. 655 7 Autobiographies. |2lcgft 655 7 Personal narratives. |2lcgft 830 0 Judaic studies series. 852 0 |bstacks |hDS134.42.H46 |iA3 2013