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An Ordinary Life? : The Journeys of Tonia Lechtman, 1918-1996 / Anna Müller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Müller, Anna, 1975- author.
- Series:
- Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series.
- Polish and Polish-American Studies Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews, Polish--Europe--Biography.
- Jews, Polish.
- Jewish communists--Poland--Biography.
- Jewish communists.
- Jewish women--Biography.
- Jewish women.
- Jewish refugees--Biography.
- Jewish refugees.
- Holocaust survivors--Biography.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Jews, Polish--Israel--Biography.
- Lechtman, Tonia, 1918-1996.
- Lechtman, Tonia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (377 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- A Jew, Pole, daughter, mother, wife, Communist, migrant, Holocaust survivor, and refugee driven to fight for a better world. Ordinary or anything but? In Tonia Lechtman's life, the lofty and the quotidian intertwined, making everything she did both monumental and mundane. Who was she?.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American Studies Series
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Series Editor's Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Guide to Pronunciation
- Introduction
- 1 ||| Bobbin Lace and Assimilation: The Life of a Jewish Family in Łódź, 1918-1935
- 2 ||| A Dream of New Life: Communism and Palestine, 1935-1938
- 3 ||| "Flies in Amber": Paris, Spain, and the World of Letters, 1937-1942
- 4 ||| Life on the Run: War and Uncertainty in France, 1939-1942
- 5 ||| Mother, Refugee, and Social Worker: Life in Switzerland, 1942-1945
- 6 ||| The Return: Building Communism in Poland, 1945-1954
- 7 ||| "Life Is So Knotty": The Final Return, 1954-1996
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Müller, Anna An Ordinary Life?
- ISBN:
- 9780821447826
- OCLC:
- 1356003682
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