| Class of '31: A German-Jewish Émigré's Journey Across Defeated Germany Contributor(s): Jessel, Walter (Author), Crim, Brian (Editor), Neufeld, Michael J. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1618116525 ISBN-13: 9781618116529 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $103.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Holocaust |
| Dewey: 943.086 |
| LCCN: 2017043748 |
| Series: Holocaust: History and Literature, Ethics and Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.03 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Topical - Holocaust - Cultural Region - Germany - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Class of '31 is a beautifully written memoir from Walter Jessel, a German Jew determined to answer the question that haunted him since emigrating to the United States in 1938: "Would the people of other nations, if they were placed in the same position as the German during the Hitler regime, behave in the same manner?" Born in 1913 in Frankfurt, Jessel led an extraordinary twentieth-century life on three continents. In 1945, Jessel returned to Germany as an American soldier and sought out his former classmates, hoping to understand how they survived, or thrived, in Nazi Germany. Incredibly personal and honest, Class of '31 is a valuable primary source for anyone interested in the history of German Jews. |