A Jewish Family in Germany Today: An Intimate Portrait
- ISBN-10
- 0822334216
- ISBN-13
- 9780822334217
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Author
- Y. Michal Bodemann
Description
DIVShares the life experiences of the children of 4 siblings who out of eight siblings, parents and grandparents, survived the Holocaust. It explores the ways in which these children from the same socio-cultural background have built diverse lives in German/div
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