Living in Two Worlds: Diaries of a Jewish Couple in Germany and in Exile by Else

Description: Living in Two Worlds by Else Behrend-Rosenfeld, Siegfried Rosenfeld, Marita Krauss, Erich Kasberger, Deborah Langton, Richard Evans This unique collection of diaries and letters offers a vivid, personal account of the experiences of a Jewish couple living parallel lives – Else enduring persecution under the Nazi dictatorship, and hiding underground in Berlin before her daring escape to Switzerland in 1944; Siegfried in exile and isolation in England. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This unique collection of diaries and letters offers a vivid personal account of the experiences of a Jewish couple living parallel lives during the Second World War. While their children left for England just before war broke out, and Siegfried soon followed, Else Behrend was unable to obtain her visa in time, and remained in Germany. This volume includes Elses account of her years of persecution under the Nazi dictatorship, and of her life underground in Berlin, before her eventual daring escape to Switzerland on foot in 1944. Her dramatic story is presented alongside Siegfrieds account of his very different experience, living penniless and in isolation in England, as well as some of her letters to her close friend and confidante, Eva. Complemented by QR codes that allow readers to listen to Elses own voice from her 1963 BBC interviews. Published in English for the first time, Living in Two Worlds offers an unforgettable and moving insight into the impact of the Second World War on everyday life. Table of Contents Foreword Richard Evans; Introduction Marita Krauss; Diaries of Else Behrend-Rosenfeld and Siegfried Rosenfeld, including Elses Letters to Eva Schmidt; Epilogue to Else Behrend-Rosenfelds Diaries (1963); List of QR Codes; Glossary of Key People. Review A poignant, gripping, and richly illustrated account of how a Jewish couple, separated by circumstances, survived the war and the Holocaust. Else Behrend-Rosenfeld documents the incarceration and deportation of Munichs Jews and then her own escape into the underground which finally ended with a difficult fall into Switzerland in 1944. Peter Fritzsche, University of IllinoisThe horrors of persecution and exile common to so many German Jews and opponents of the Hitler regime is brought home in searing detail in the interwoven diaries and letters of the Rosenfelds. They capture the struggle to find ways to survive in a world increasingly abnormal and threatening, an experience from the Third Reich that encapsulates the suffering of all those whose lives were destroyed by politics in the age of European dictatorship. Richard Overy, University of ExeterElse Behrend-Rosenfelds perceptive and lucidly written diary provides a unique perspective into the persecution of the Jewish community of Munich and her own life in hiding in Nazi Germany. The diary and accompanying documents have been superbly edited and contextualized by Marita Krauss and Erich Kasberger. Susanna Schrafstetter, University of VermontThis significant book interweaves translated extracts from the letters the couple wrote and the diaries they kept during the war years of separation. It highlights the contrasting way those sombre years affected the couple. Martin Mauthner, Journal of the Association of Jewish Refugees Promotional The personal writings of a remarkable couple who lived parallel lives during the Second World War, surviving persecution and exile. Review Quote This significant book interweaves translated extracts from the letters the couple wrote and the diaries they kept during the war years of separation. It highlights the contrasting way those sombre years affected the couple. Martin Mauthner, Journal of the Association of Jewish Refugees Promotional "Headline" The personal writings of a remarkable couple who lived parallel lives during the Second World War, surviving persecution and exile. Details ISBN1316519090 Author Richard Evans Short Title Living in Two Worlds Publisher Cambridge University Press Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1316519090 ISBN-13 9781316519097 Format Hardcover Subtitle Diaries of a Jewish Couple in Germany and in Exile Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Translator Deborah Langton Publication Date 2021-12-16 AU Release Date 2021-12-16 NZ Release Date 2021-12-16 UK Release Date 2021-12-16 Pages 370 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises Alternative 9781009004756 Edited by Erich Kasberger DEWEY 940.5318092 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134105406;

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