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Class of '31 : a German-Jewish émigré's journey across defeated Germany / Walter Jessel ; edited with an introduction by Brian E. Crim.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jessel, Walter, 1913-2008, author.
- Series:
- Holocaust (Boston, Mass.)
- The Holocaust: History and Literature, Ethics and Philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jessel, Walter, 1913-2008.
- Jessel, Walter.
- Jews--Persecutions.
- Jews.
- History.
- Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Germany.
- Germany--Social conditions--1933-1945.
- Social conditions.
- Frankfurt am Main (Germany)--Biography.
- Frankfurt am Main (Germany).
- National socialism--Moral and ethical aspects.
- National socialism.
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Jews--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--History--1933-1945.
- Jews--Persecutions--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.
- Germany--Frankfurt am Main.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 172 pages ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Class of thirty-one
- Place of Publication:
- Brighton, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- ""Class of '31" is a beautifully written memoir from Walter Jessel, a German Jew determined to answer the question that haunted him since emigrating to the United States in 1938: "Would the people of other nations, if they were placed in the same position as the German during the Hitler regime, behave in the same manner?" Born in 1913 in Frankfurt, Jessel led an extraordinary twentieth-century life on three continents. In 1945, Jessel returned to Germany as an American soldier and sought out his former classmates, hoping to understand how they survived, or thrived, in Nazi Germany. Incredibly personal and honest, "Class of '31" is a valuable primary source for anyone interested in the history of German Jews"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Jessel, Walter, 1913-2008. Class of '31.
- ISBN:
- 9781618116505
- 9781618116529
- 1618116525
- 1618116509
- OCLC:
- 994110022
- Publisher Number:
- 99975437444
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