Escaping Nazi Germany : one woman's emigration from Heilbronn to England / Joachim Schlör ; [translated by] Christopher Lutton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schlör, Joachim, 1960- author.

Contributor:

Lutton, Christopher, Translator.

Standardized Title:

"Liesel, it's time for you to leave." English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Jews--Germany--Heilbronn--20th century--Biography.

Jews.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Heilbronn.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Holocaust survivors--Germany--Heilbronn--Biography.

Holocaust survivors.

Antisemitism--Germany--Heilbronn--History.

Antisemitism.

Jews--England--London--20th century--Biography.

Jewish refugees--England--London--20th century--Biography.

Jewish refugees.

Heilbronn (Germany)--Biography.

Heilbronn (Germany).

Rosenthal, Liesel, 1915-2001--Correspondence.

Rosenthal, Liesel.

Rosenthal family.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Other Title:

One woman's emigration from Heilbronn to England

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"Carefully piecing together the personal letters of Alice 'Liesel' Schwab, Escaping Nazi Germany tells the important story of one woman's emigration from Heilbron to England. From the decision to leave her family and emigrate alone, to gaining her independence as a shop worker and surviving the Blitz, to the reunion with the brother and parents and shared grief as they learn about the fate of family members who died in the Holocaust, her story sheds new light on the Jewish experience of persecution during the Holocaust and adds nuances to current debates on emigration, memory and writing, and identity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

'Leisel, it's time for you to leave.' Departure

Digression: 'Dear Liesel, there are still so many questions.' A Trip to Bombay

'This morning I got a letter from Jack.' A way out for Helmut

'Dear Liesel, Urug. is no longer an option." What happened to the parents?

'An alien of a most excellent type.' The war years in London

'Thinking of Germany.' From a broken picture book

'Your home.' Reconnecting

Digression: 'Now in ruins.' The house in the Götzenturmstrasse

'How was the wine harvest?' Heilbronn from afar.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781350154148

1350154148

9781350154155

1350154156

9781350154131

135015413X