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The curtain : witness and memory in wartime Holland / Henry G. Schogt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schogt, Henry G.
- Series:
- Life writing series.
- Life writing series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schogt, Henry G--Childhood and youth.
- Schogt, Henry G.
- Frenkel family.
- World War, 1939-1945--Netherlands.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Dutch.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Netherlands.
- Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Netherlands.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (145 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Henry Schogt met his wife, Corrie, in 1954 in Amsterdam. Each knew the other had grown up in the Netherlands during World War II, but for years they barely spoke of their experiences. This was true for many people - the memories were just too painful. Years later, Henry and Corrie began to piece their memories together, to untangle reality from dreams. Their intent was to help others understand what had happened then, and how it influenced and affected not only their lives but those of all who survived. The seven stories in The Curtain reveal how two families - one Jewish,
- Contents:
- Contents; Prologue; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Remembering Alex, 1939-43; The Fortune Teller, 1936-43; Mr. Rozenberg's Cigars, 1932-45; In the Dark, 1940-55; Mussels, 1936-42; Lilies of the Valley and Asparagus, 1942-45; The Curtain, 1942-44; Appendix
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9786610925568
- 9781554587810
- 1554587816
- 9781280925566
- 1280925566
- 9780889206182
- 088920618X
- OCLC:
- 753479588
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