Can a seamless garment be truly torn? : questions surrounding the Jewish-Catholic Löb family, 1881-1945 / by Peter Steffen and Hans Evers ; translated from the Dutch by Sr. Joanna Dunham, OCSO.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steffen, Peter.

Contributor:

Evers, Hans, 1957-

Series:

Cistercian studies series ; no. 254.

Cistercian studies series

Standardized Title:

Scheuren in het kleed. English

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Trappists.

Christian converts from Judaism--Netherlands--Biography.

Christian converts from Judaism.

Catholic converts--Netherlands--Biography.

Catholic converts.

Jews--Netherlands--Biography.

Jews.

Netherlands.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Biography.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Trappists--Netherlands--Biography.

Loeb family.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 616 pages : illustrations, portraits, genealogical tables ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Questions surrounding the Jewish-Catholic Löb family, 1881-1945

Jewish-Catholic Löb family, 1881-1945

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Cistercian Publications ; Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2014]

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Story of Two Families: Loeb and Van Gelder. 1783-1897 1

1 The Leib/Loeb Family 3

1.1 Moises Leib 3

1.2 Salomon Leib/Loeb 10

1.3 Nathan Leib/Loeb 19

1.4 The Loeb family in The Hague and Elsewhere in the Netherlands 25

1.5 Nathan and Lina Loeb's Family in The Hague 32

2 The Van Gelder Family and the De Leeuw Family 45

Weighing the Evidence 54

Chapter 2 Lutz Löb and Jenny van Gelder. 1897-1907 73

1 Lutz's Education and Spiritual Journey 75

1.1 Amsterdam: 1897-1900 75

1.2 Brussels: 1900-1901 77

1.3 Back in The Hague: 1901-1903 80

1.4 Delft: 1903-1907 84

2 How Lutz Met Jenny, and Their Interest in the Catholic Faith 90

3 Baptism and Marriage 93

Weighing the Evidence 100

Chapter 3 The Young Löb Family. 1907-1922 113

1 The First Years of Married Life in the Netherlands 114

2 Their Stay m the Dutch East Indies 120

3 Return to the Netherlands and the Spitsbergen Adventure 137

Weighing the Evidence 158

Chapter 4 The Löb Family in North Brabant. 1922-1938 169

1 Their Material Living Conditions 172

1.1 Lutz's Teaching Activities in Bergen op Zoom 172

1.2 Other Activities and Secondary Sources of Income 180

1.3 The Family's Circumstances 185

2 The Family's Living Situation and Their Contacts with Their Extended Family and Friends 193

2.1 Housing 193

2.2 Contacts with the Loeb Family and the Van Gelder Family 198

2.3 A New Circle of Friends 211

3 Religious Beliefs and Active Participation in Church Activities 215

3.1 Lutz and Jenny's Attitude Toward Judaism 215

3.2 Parish and Church Activities 242

3.3 Under the Spell of the Contemplative Life 255

4 Raising and Educating the Children 274

4.1 The Children During the First Years in Bergen op Zoom 275

4.2 Making the Acquaintance of the Trappists and Abbot Simon Dubuisson 280

4.3 George (Ignatius) and the Trappists 287

4.4 Rob (Linus) 303

4.5 Ernst (Nivardus) 311

4.6 Lien (Hedwigis) and the Trappistines 316

4.7 Door (Theresia) and Wies (Veronica) 330

4.8 Hans 335

4.9 Paula 342

4.10 Deetje 346

Weighing the Evidence 349

Chapter 5 Threat of War: Far Away and Close at Home. 1938-1945 393

1 Jewish Persecution in Germany 394

2 War and Jewish Persecution in the Netherlands 396

3 The Consequences of the Pulpit Announcement for the Monks and Nuns in the Löb Family 410

3.1 The Arrest, Deportation, and Death of Ignatius, Nivardus, Linus, Hedwigis, and Theresia 410

3.2 Reactions to the Arrest and Deportation, Within the Monasteries and Without 433

4 The Intrigues Surrounding Veronica 439

5 The Internment of Hans 461

6 Paula's Time Underground 470

7 Other Victims Among the Members of the Loeb and Van Gelder Families 479

Chapter 6 Remembering and Commemorating: Postwar Impressions 505

1 Rumors and Conjectures 507

2 Commemorations and Their Hagiographic Bias 516

3 Interpreting the Story According to the Model Used for Martyrs 554

3.1 Omissions 557

3.2 Additions 558

4 Moral Responsibility and Feelings of Guilt? 561.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 580-597) and index.

ISBN:

9780879072544

0879072547

OCLC:

865711507