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And in the Vienna woods the trees remain : the heartbreaking true story of a family torn apart by war / Elisabeth Åsbrink ; translated from the Swedish by Saskia Vogel.

Publication | Not Digitized | Library Call Number: DS135.S89 U45313 2020

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    "Winner of the August Prize, an intricate weave of documents, substantive narrative, and emotional commentary that centers on a young Jewish refugee's friendship with the future founder of IKEA. Otto Ullman, a Jewish boy, was sent from Austria to Sweden right before the outbreak of World War II. There he became best friends with Ingvar Kamprad, who would grow up to become the founder of IKEA. Despite the huge Swedish resistance to Jews, the thirteen-year-old Otto was granted permission to enter Sweden--all in accordance with the Swedish archbishop's secret plan to save Jews on condition that they converted to Christianity. Otto found work as a farmhand at the Kamprad family's farm Elmtaryd in Agunnaryd in the province of Småland. Ingvar and Otto became very close friends. But at the same time, Ingvar Kamprad was actively engaged in Nazi organizations and a great supporter of the fascist Per Engdahl. Otto's parents were trapped in Vienna, and the last letters he received were sent from Theresienstadt. With thorough research, including personal files initiated by the predecessor to today's Swedish Security Service (SaPO) and more than 500 letters, Elisabeth Åsbrink illustrates how Swedish society was infused with anti-Semitism and how families are shattered by war and asylum politics"-- Provided by publisher.
    Uniform Title
    Och i Wienerwald står träden kvar. English
    Format
    Book
    Author/Creator
    Åsbrink, Elisabeth, author.
    Published
    New York : Other Press, [2020]
    Locale
    Sweden
    Other Authors/Editors
    Vogel, Saskia, translator.
    Notes
    "Originally published in Swedish as Och i Wienerwald står träden kvar in 2011 by Natur & Kultur, Stockholm.' --title page verso.
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-419).

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    English
    ISBN
    9781590519172
    1590519175
    1590519183
    9781590519189
    Physical Description
    ix, 421 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm

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