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Helmi's shadow : a journey of survival from Russia to East Asia to the American West / David Horgan.
Van Pelt Library CT275.K6257 H67 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Horgan, David, 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Koskin, Rachel, 1896-1991.
- Koskin, Rachel.
- McCorkle, Helmi, 1923-2002.
- McCorkle, Helmi.
- Women refugees--United States--Biography.
- Women refugees.
- Jewish refugees--United States--Biography.
- Jewish refugees.
- Stateless persons.
- United States.
- Refugees--United States--Biography.
- Refugees.
- Stateless persons--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 270 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Helmi's Shadow is an intimate true story of a stateless Russian-Jewish mother and daughter, the author's grandmother and mother who, with determination and good luck, managed to survive decades of hardship in the hidden corners of war-torn Asia, finally landing after the Second World War in the unlikely safe harbor of Reno, Nevada, to become bona-fide citizens for the first time. The book is also a loving memoir of growing up under the wings of these remarkable women in a unique American family, told through the author's eyes as both a child and young adult"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part 1 The Far East
- Exile-Odessa to Harbin
- Pogrom, Odessa, 1905 p. 4
- The Paris of the Orient, Harbin, 1920 p. 10
- Telegram, Harbin, 1926 p. 20
- Refugee - Harbin to Shanghai
- Soothing the Barbarian, Shanghai, 1927 p. 26
- The Garden Bridge, Shanghai, 1931 p. 32
- Reno, Nevada, 1955 p. 39
- Shanghai, 2008 p. 44
- The Thomas Hanbury School for Girls, Shanghai, 1932 p. 51
- The French Concession, Shanghai, 1935 p. 56
- The War at the End of the Street, Shanghai, 1937 p. 63
- Mrs. Blacksill's School, Kobe, 1937 p. 71
- The Fourth Floor, Shanghai, 1938 p. 76
- The Next World, Shanghai, 1939 p. 82
- Reno, Nevada, 1956 p. 89
- Stateless - Shanghai to Kobe
- The Thomas Cook and Son Travel Service, Kobe, 1939 p. 92
- Stateless, Kobe, 1941-1943 p. 98
- Fire from the Sky, Kobe, 1943-1945 p. 106
- Immigrant - Kobe to America
- Sentimental Journey, Baguio, Philippines, 1945 p. 114
- The Counter Intelligence Corps, Kobe, 1945 p. 118
- The Quota System, Kobe, 1946 p. 125
- Passage on a Freighter, Kobe, 1946 p. 127
- Part 2 America
- Family - San Francisco, Reno
- The Evangeline Hotel for Women, San Francisco, 1946 p. 134
- An Invitation, San Francisco, 1947 p. 138
- Over the Mountains, San Francisco and Reno, 1947 p. 143
- Outside the Rail, Reno, 1947 p. 148
- The Loud-Mouthed Bishop, Reno, 1948 p. 151
- Mother-in-Law, Reno, 1948 p. 156
- The Little Theater, Reno, 1949 p. 163
- The Second Son, Reno, 1951 p. 170
- Reno I
- The Eternal Fires of Hell p. 180
- The Chesterfield Girl p. 187
- Howling in the Night p. 193
- Black Sunday p. 199
- The Empty Chapel p. 210
- The Old Man at the Window p. 221
- The Kitchen Table p. 224
- The Silver Fox p. 226
- Mazel Tov p. 232
- Reno II
- Freedom p. 236
- The Rest Home p. 239
- The Next Life p. 245
- Helmi's Shadow p. 256.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Maryann B. Sudo CW'63 and John B. Baxter, Jr., American History Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781647790202
- 1647790204
- OCLC:
- 1240828975
- Publisher Number:
- 99988846714
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