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In May 1933, a young man named Rudolf Schwab fled Nazi-occupied
Germany. His departure allegedly came at the insistence of a close
friend who later joined the Party. Schwab eventually arrived in
South Africa, one of the few countries left where Jews could seek
refuge, and years later, resumed a relationship in letters with the
Nazi who in many ways saved his life. From Things Lost: Forgotten
Letters and the Legacy of the Holocaust is a story of displacement,
survival, and an unlikely friendship in the wake of the Holocaust
via an extraordinary collection of letters discovered in a
forgotten trunk. Only a handful of extended Schwab family members
were alive in the war's aftermath. Dispersed across five
continents, their lives mirrored those of countless refugees who
landed in the most unlikely places. Over years in exile, a web of
communication became an alternative world for these refugees, a
place where they could remember what they had lost and rebuild
their identities anew. Among the cast of characters that historian
Shirli Gilbert came to know through the letters, one name that
appeared again and again was Karl Kipfer. He was someone with whom
Rudolf clearly got on exceedingly well-there was lots of joking,
familiarity, and sentimental reminiscing. ""That was Grandpa's best
friend growing up,"" Rudolf's grandson explained to Gilbert; ""He
was a Nazi and was the one who encouraged Rudolf to leave Germany.
. . . He also later helped him to recover the family's property.""
Gilbert takes readers on a journey through a family's personal
history wherein we learn about a cynical Karl who attempts to make
amends for his ""undemocratic past,"" and a version of Rudolf who
spends hours aloof at his Johannesburg writing desk, dressed in his
Sunday finest, holding together the fragile threads of his
existence. The Schwab family's story brings us closer to grasping
the complex choices and motivations that-even in extreme
situations, or perhaps because of them-make us human. In a world of
devastation, the letters in From Things Lost act as a surrogate for
the gravestones that did not exist and funerals that were never
held. Readers of personal accounts of the Holocaust will be swept
away by this intimate story.
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Six million-- a number impossible to visualize. Six million Jews were killed in Europe between the years 1933 and 1945. What can that number mean to us today? We can that number mean to us today? We are told never to forget the Holocaust, but how can we remember something so incomprehensible?
We can think, not of the numbers, the statistics, but of the people. For the families torn apart, watching mothers, fathers, children disappear or be slaughtered, the numbers were agonizingly comprehensible. One. Two. Three. Often more. Here are the stories of thode people, recorded in letters and diaries, and in the memories of those who survived. Seen through their eyes, the horror becomes real. We cannot deny it--and we can never forget.
‘Based on diaries, letters, songs, and history books, a moving account of Jewish suffering in Nazi Germany before and during World War II.’ —Best Books for Young Adults Committee (ALA). ‘A noted historian writes on a subject ignored or glossed over in most texts. . . . Now that youngsters are acquainted with the horrors of slavery, they are more prepared to consider the questions the Holocaust raises for us today.’ —Language Arts. ‘[An] extraordinarily fine and moving book.’ —NYT. Notable Children's Books of 1976 (ALA) Best of the Best Books (YA) 1970–1983 (ALA) 1976 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Nonfiction Best Books of 1976 (SLJ) Outstanding Children's Books of 1976 (NYT) Notable 1976 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) 1977 Jane Addams Award Nominee, 1977 National Book Award for Children's Literature IBBY International Year of the Child Special Hans Christian Andersen Honors List Children's Books of 1976 (Library of Congress) 1976 Sidney Taylor Book Award (Association of Jewish Libraries)
Few topics in modern history draw the attention that the Holocaust
does. The Shoah has become synonymous with unspeakable atrocity and
unbearable suffering. Yet it has also been used to teach tolerance,
empathy, resistance, and hope. Understanding and Teaching the
Holocaust provides a starting point for teachers in many
disciplines to illuminate this crucial event in world history for
students. Using a vast array of source materials-from literature
and film to survivor testimonies and interviews-the contributors
demonstrate how to guide students through these sensitive and
painful subjects within their specific historical and social
contexts. Each chapter provides pedagogical case studies for
teaching content such as antisemitism, resistance and rescue, and
the postwar lives of displaced persons. It will transform how
students learn about the Holocaust and the circumstances
surrounding it.
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