This fascinating history of Anne Frank and the family that shaped her is based on a treasure trove of thousands of letters; poems; drawings; postcards; and photos recently discovered by her last surviving close relative; Buddy Elias; and his wife; Gerti. As children; Anne and her cousin Buddy were very close; he affectionately dubbed her “the Rascal†and they visited and corresponded frequently. Years later; Buddy inherited their grandmother’s papers; stored unseen in an attic for decades. These invaluable new materials bring a lost world to life and tell a moving saga of a far-flung but close-knit family divided by unimaginable tragedy. We see Anne’s father surviving the Holocaust and searching for his daughters; finally receiving a wrenching account of their last months. We see the relatives in Switzerland waiting anxiously for news during the war and share their experiences of reunion and grief afterwards—and their astonishment as Anne’s diary becomes a worldwide phenomenon. Anne Frank’s Family is the story of a remarkable Jewish family that will move readers everywhere.
#275133 in Books Samuel D Kassow 2009-01-06 2009-01-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.30 x 1.20 x 6.20l; 1.59 #File Name: 0307455866576 pagesWho Will Write Our History Rediscovering a Hidden Archive from the Warsaw Ghetto
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An important and extensively researched work providing insight into actual Warsaw Ghetto life.By FrespkrI had the privilege and pleasure of listening to Dr. Kassow; a remarkable scholar and renowned expert on Ashkenazic Jewry a few years ago.Multilingual; with a fascinating personal history; he is not only an excellent and entertaining speaker but a great person as well.The Warsaw Ghetto archives provide a deep understanding of the diversity of Jewish life with myriad political and social variations that would most likely come as a surprise to American Jews who often idealize Jewish life and view it much more monolithically; relatively speaking.Jews were herded together; as in other ghettos merely by virtue of their being identified as members of a single group/ethnicity/religion/race(SIC!))In reality; there were lawyers; doctors; writers; artists; musicians; criminals and prostitutes; religious and secular; socialist; communist and nationalistic Their diversity in a country where 10% of the population and perhaps; at one time 50% of Warsaw's prewar population was Jewish is striking.I bought this book in paper format and to read on my trusty Kindle Paperwhite where I can carry reference books that I can refer to over and over again.Highly recommended.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Emanuel Ringelblum the optimist wanted the Christian Poles to like the JewsBy DavidThe book is very troubling; it is unnerving ; scary and beyond the word heartbreaking. Mr. Kassow writes the book about the Nazi's destruction of Jewish culture in Poland during the creation and the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto. The book is really more than that though. It is a comment on the destruction of the Jewish people and culture with complicity of Europe and America. Emanuel Ringelblum the optimist wanted the Christian Poles to like the Jews; he thought it would work and he reiterated his optimism continuously. But it was not to be. So we see the heartbreaking story of the destruction of Jewish Warsaw. Warsaw was divided into a Jewish portion and an Aryan portion. Life on the Polish side was more normal. I finished it in 2 or 3 days. I will read it again. To read it one time is not enough. This is truly a book to read for any person who wants to understand the Holocaust. Admiration for the author ; yes; it goes beyond words. Please buy this book and read it.11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Civilization in Warsaw GhettoBy Hank BradleyA detailed report on the life; education and activities of Emmanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes organization he headed; culminating in their detailed gathering of the history of Polish Jews throughout the course of the establishment and ultimate destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto. Despite fearsome hardships; and the transportation and murder of most of the hundreds of thousands of ghetto inhabitants who managed to survive starvation and disease; Ringelblum and his associates collected and preserved every sort of historical information they could obtain; commissioning hundreds of personal articles and testimonies by writers from all stations in life; and buried the records in three locations shortly before their own murder. Through the efforts of a very few survivors; the records were recovered from two of those locations after the war; and shine a painfully clear light on one example of the mechanics of inhumanity; as systematically chronicled by some of the intended victims of the Hitler regime. This volume is encyclopedic in scope; and has lovingly rendered in meticulous detail the history of the history-collection; and of the daily lives within the ghetto of those who accomplished it.
