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Guido Goldman - Transatlantic Bridge Builder (Hardcover)
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Guido Goldman - Transatlantic Bridge Builder (Hardcover)
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A careful reconstruction of the life of Guido Goldman, founder of
the German Marshall Fund and Harvard University's Center for
European Studies. "In his distinguished career, Guido Goldman has
made important contributions to both the American and German
societies in art, education, and their political evolution. He has
created essential institutions to enhance the interaction of
America and Germany. And he has been an inspiring and reliable
friend through a long life."-Henry Kissinger The son of Nahum
Goldmann, who was the founder of the World Jewish Congress, Guido
Goldman was one of the most distinguished protagonists of the
reintegration of Germany into the international community after the
defeat of Nazism in 1945. His large network of friends and
interlocutors included Willy Brandt and Helmut Kohl, Henry
Kissinger and Ronald Reagan, Harry Belafonte and Marlene Dietrich.
His generous philanthropy extended to the preservation of
non-Western cultures threatened by extinction, such as the IKAT
project through which he revived the unique ancient textile arts of
Central Asia. From the preface Almost no one knows about Goldman.
Although not without vanity, he never sought the spotlight,
preferring to hang back quietly, pulling strings from behind the
scenes. Nonetheless, he was a key figure in contemporary history;
his life story reflects the twists and turns of a century of
German, Jewish, European, and American history. His biography
allows us to observe the continued impact of the Nazi era, the Cold
War, and American racism; as if through a magnifying glass, we can
examine the abysses, hopes, longings, successes, and defeats of the
twentieth century. These twentieth-century events and emotions have
not disappeared; they continue to resonate in our own world.
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