Description
Describes the life of the author's family in Vilnius before and during WWII and under the Nazi occupation, depicting their miraculous survival thanks to the German officer Karl Plagge. Plagge played a vital role in the survival of more than one hundred Jews, and for this is known as "the Schindler from Darmstadt." After liberation by the Red Army, the author's family moved first to Poland and then to France, forging their lives as refugees with gratitude and courage.
About the Author
Norman Simms (PhD Washington University, USA) is associate professor in the Department of Humanities and English at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. He is the author of Festivals of Laughter: Blood and Justice in Biblical and Classical Literature (2007), Marranos on the Moradas: Secret Jews and Penitentes in the Southwestern United States from 1590-1890 (2009), and Alfred Dreyfus: Man, Milieu, Mentality, and Midrash (2011).
Reviews
"This memoir presents the reader with many interesting themes and a look into the life of one Holocaust survivor. It could be a good book to use with high school students or undergraduates in a course on the Holocaust. It is a short but interesting read that offers a complex view of interwar Jewish life, the Holocaust, postwar Europe, and memory that an instructor could use to effectively tease out constructive discussions from students." -- Grant Harward, Texas A&M University * H-War *
Book Information
ISBN 9781618114495
Author Simon Malkes
Format Paperback
Page Count 114
Imprint Academic Studies Press
Publisher Academic Studies Press
About the Author
Norman Simms (PhD Washington University, USA) is associate professor in the Department of Humanities and English at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. He is the author of Festivals of Laughter: Blood and Justice in Biblical and Classical Literature (2007), Marranos on the Moradas: Secret Jews and Penitentes in the Southwestern United States from 1590-1890 (2009), and Alfred Dreyfus: Man, Milieu, Mentality, and Midrash (2011).
Reviews
"This memoir presents the reader with many interesting themes and a look into the life of one Holocaust survivor. It could be a good book to use with high school students or undergraduates in a course on the Holocaust. It is a short but interesting read that offers a complex view of interwar Jewish life, the Holocaust, postwar Europe, and memory that an instructor could use to effectively tease out constructive discussions from students." -- Grant Harward, Texas A&M University * H-War *
Book Information
ISBN 9781618114495
Author Simon Malkes
Format Paperback
Page Count 114
Imprint Academic Studies Press
Publisher Academic Studies Press
