- Summary
- "Growing up in a family of Holocaust survivors, Joan Haahr was aware from an early age of the devastation wrought by the Nazis and their sympathizers on Europe's Jewish population. She also witnessed firsthand the dysfunctions that plagued many of those who had made it out alive. In "Prisoners of Memory," Haahr realizes her lifelong ambition to uncover the stories behind the statistics in the Nazi records and learn as much as possible about the pre-war lives, deportations, and deaths of her grandparents and other close family members. Devoting herself fully to this project after retiring from her academic career, Haahr delves into troves of family letters, takes part in numerous conversations with those directly and indirectly affected by World War II, and gathers information from contacts in Germany, archives, and other historical research. In doing so, she seeks to understand the enduring legacy of tragedy as well as of perseverance and hope in the generations that followed the Holocaust" -- Provided by publisher.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Haahr, Joan Gluckauf, author.
- Published
- Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey : Full Court Press, [2021]
©2021
- Locale
- Germany
Allemagne
- Contents
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Prologue
Part 1: Citizens
Chapter 1: Zwingenberg an der Bergstrasse
Chapter 2:
Irma and Paul
Saarbru¨cken
Paris
Amsterdam
Part 2: Victims
Chapter 3: The Parents
Zwingenberg
Frankfurt am Main
Chapter 4: The Children
Chapter 5: The Glu¨ckauf Family
Part 3: Immigrants and Exiles
Chapter 6: The Early Years
Chapter 7: The Later Years
Chapter 8: Aftermaths
Endnotes.
- Notes
-
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-352).
Prologue -- Part 1: Citizens -- Chapter 1: Zwingenberg an der Bergstrasse -- Chapter 2: -- Irma and Paul -- Saarbru¨cken -- Paris -- Amsterdam -- Part 2: Victims -- Chapter 3: The Parents -- Zwingenberg -- Frankfurt am Main -- Chapter 4: The Children -- Chapter 5: The Glu¨ckauf Family -- Part 3: Immigrants and Exiles -- Chapter 6: The Early Years -- Chapter 7: The Later Years -- Chapter 8: Aftermaths -- Endnotes.
