Inheritance : love, loss, and the legacy of the Holocaust / Charlie Scheidt with Kat Rohrer ; foreword by James Waller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scheidt, Charlie, Author.

Rohrer, Kat, 1980- author.

Contributor:

Waller, James, writer of foreword.

Series:

Genocide, political violence, human rights series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scheidt, Charlie--Family.

Scheidt, Charlie.

Scheidt family.

Children of Holocaust survivors.

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

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Jews--Persecutions--Germany--20th century.

Jews.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Endpapers

Physical Description:

xviii, 218 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2026]

Summary:

After his mother's death, Charlie Scheidt finds a trove of historic letters and documents revealing his family's story during Nazi rule. This discovery sparks four trips across Europe to unearth a heart-wrenching family history of love, loss, and resilience, shaping his own understanding of identity and legacy.

"After his mother's death, Charlie Scheidt discovered a trove of historic documents that set him on a decade-long journey to uncover his family's hidden past during the Holocaust. Joined by Kat Rohrer, the granddaughter of a Nazi officer, Scheidt embarked on a quest to trace his family's harrowing efforts to escape from Nazi-occupied Europe. As they investigated, they uncovered stories of survival and loss. Their journey takes them across generations and continents, revealing a legacy of love, loss, and resilience. Grappling with questions about the long-lasting effects of inherited trauma, the book asks whether it is possible to break free of a familial cycle. This memoir, rooted in his family's escape and the lasting trauma that followed, is a powerful reflection on history's enduring scars, the importance of remembrance, and healing across generations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword by James Waller

Family Tree

Prologue

1. The Armoire

2. Jewish and German: The Scheidts

3. German and Jewish: The Ballins

4. An Imperfect Reprieve

5. Rubble and Embers

6. A Fateful Miscalculation

7. "Mein Lieber Bruder"

8. "The End of Everything"

9. "Caught in a Mousetrap on a Powder Keg"

10. Nowhere To Turn, No One to Trust

11. A Fragile Silence

12. Making Sense of the Present

In Memoriam

Afterword

Acknowledgments

Notes

Sources

Index.

Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Illustrated lining-papers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Nichols fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781978846746

1978846746

OCLC:

1528885053