A final reckoning: a Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah
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| contents | "A work of both childhood memory and adult reflection undergirded with scholarly research, A Final Reckoning resonates with emotional intensity and insight. Ruth Gutmann's memoir, first published in Germany in 2002, recounts her life not only as a concentration camp inmate and survivor, but also as a sister and daughter. Ruth; her twin sister, Eva; stepmother, Mania; and father, Samuel Herskovits, were interned in both Thereisenstadt and Auschwitz-Birkenau between June 1943 and March 1944, where all but Gutmann and her sister perished. Ruth and Eva spent the remainder of the war in numerous other camps. Gutmann's memoir is compelling in several respects. It spans her birth and early life in Hannover, Germany; her escape to Holland on a kindertransport; her forced return to Hannover; her deportation to the concentration camps (where Ruth and Eva attracted the attention of Josef Mengele, though they were ultimately spared from his murderous studies of twin siblings); and her life postliberation. Particularly striking is Gutmann's portrait of her father, Samuel, a leader in the Jewish community of Hannover who was forced under extreme pressure to communicate and, in some cases, cooperate with Nazi officials. Gutmann uses her own memories as well as years of reflection and academic study to reevaluate his role in their community. A Final Reckoning provides not only insights into Gutmann's own experience as a child in the midst of the atrocities of the Holocaust, but also a window into the lives of those, like her father, who were forced to carry on and comply with the regime that would ultimately bring about their demise"-- Foreword -- Kenneth Waltzer; Acknowledgments; Time Line; Prologue; 1. Early Years; 2. The Nazi Noose Tightens; 3. Kindertransport to Holland; 4. Families Bloemkoper and Meijer; 5. We Are Back in Hannover; 6. Theresienstadt; 7. Birkenau; 8. Reichenbach and Four Other Lagers; 9. Liberation; 10. Time to Reflect; 11. Then and Now; Afterword: Primo Levi's Last Book; Appendix: Circular for Jewish Community Members Anticipating Deportation; Notes; References; Index |
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| spelling | Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth 1928- Verfasser aut Auswanderung vorläufig nicht möglich A final reckoning a Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah Ruth Gutmann ; foreword by Kenneth Waltzer Tuscaloosa University Alabama Press [2013] © 2013 1 online resource (233 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Judaic studies series (Unnumbered) Description based on print version record "A work of both childhood memory and adult reflection undergirded with scholarly research, A Final Reckoning resonates with emotional intensity and insight. Ruth Gutmann's memoir, first published in Germany in 2002, recounts her life not only as a concentration camp inmate and survivor, but also as a sister and daughter. Ruth; her twin sister, Eva; stepmother, Mania; and father, Samuel Herskovits, were interned in both Thereisenstadt and Auschwitz-Birkenau between June 1943 and March 1944, where all but Gutmann and her sister perished. Ruth and Eva spent the remainder of the war in numerous other camps. Gutmann's memoir is compelling in several respects. It spans her birth and early life in Hannover, Germany; her escape to Holland on a kindertransport; her forced return to Hannover; her deportation to the concentration camps (where Ruth and Eva attracted the attention of Josef Mengele, though they were ultimately spared from his murderous studies of twin siblings); and her life postliberation. Particularly striking is Gutmann's portrait of her father, Samuel, a leader in the Jewish community of Hannover who was forced under extreme pressure to communicate and, in some cases, cooperate with Nazi officials. Gutmann uses her own memories as well as years of reflection and academic study to reevaluate his role in their community. A Final Reckoning provides not only insights into Gutmann's own experience as a child in the midst of the atrocities of the Holocaust, but also a window into the lives of those, like her father, who were forced to carry on and comply with the regime that would ultimately bring about their demise"-- Foreword -- Kenneth Waltzer; Acknowledgments; Time Line; Prologue; 1. Early Years; 2. The Nazi Noose Tightens; 3. Kindertransport to Holland; 4. Families Bloemkoper and Meijer; 5. We Are Back in Hannover; 6. Theresienstadt; 7. Birkenau; 8. Reichenbach and Four Other Lagers; 9. Liberation; 10. Time to Reflect; 11. Then and Now; Afterword: Primo Levi's Last Book; Appendix: Circular for Jewish Community Members Anticipating Deportation; Notes; References; Index Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth 1928- Holocaust, Jewish / (1939-1945) fast 1933 - 1945 fast Geschichte 1933-1945 gnd rswk-swf Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth / 1928 Jews / Germany / Hannover / Biography HISTORY / Europe / Western bisacsh Fathers and daughters fast Jewish children in the Holocaust fast Jews fast Geschichte Juden Jews Germany Hannover Biography Jewish children in the Holocaust Germany Biography Jews Germany History 1933-1945 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Personal narratives Fathers and daughters Germany Twin sisters Germany Judenverfolgung (DE-588)4028814-6 gnd rswk-swf Deutschland Europa Hannover (DE-588)4023349-2 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Hannover (DE-588)4023349-2 g Judenverfolgung (DE-588)4028814-6 s Geschichte 1933-1945 z 1\p DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth Final reckoning : a Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth 1928- A final reckoning a Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah "A work of both childhood memory and adult reflection undergirded with scholarly research, A Final Reckoning resonates with emotional intensity and insight. Ruth Gutmann's memoir, first published in Germany in 2002, recounts her life not only as a concentration camp inmate and survivor, but also as a sister and daughter. Ruth; her twin sister, Eva; stepmother, Mania; and father, Samuel Herskovits, were interned in both Thereisenstadt and Auschwitz-Birkenau between June 1943 and March 1944, where all but Gutmann and her sister perished. Ruth and Eva spent the remainder of the war in numerous other camps. Gutmann's memoir is compelling in several respects. It spans her birth and early life in Hannover, Germany; her escape to Holland on a kindertransport; her forced return to Hannover; her deportation to the concentration camps (where Ruth and Eva attracted the attention of Josef Mengele, though they were ultimately spared from his murderous studies of twin siblings); and her life postliberation. Particularly striking is Gutmann's portrait of her father, Samuel, a leader in the Jewish community of Hannover who was forced under extreme pressure to communicate and, in some cases, cooperate with Nazi officials. Gutmann uses her own memories as well as years of reflection and academic study to reevaluate his role in their community. A Final Reckoning provides not only insights into Gutmann's own experience as a child in the midst of the atrocities of the Holocaust, but also a window into the lives of those, like her father, who were forced to carry on and comply with the regime that would ultimately bring about their demise"-- Foreword -- Kenneth Waltzer; Acknowledgments; Time Line; Prologue; 1. Early Years; 2. The Nazi Noose Tightens; 3. Kindertransport to Holland; 4. Families Bloemkoper and Meijer; 5. We Are Back in Hannover; 6. Theresienstadt; 7. Birkenau; 8. Reichenbach and Four Other Lagers; 9. Liberation; 10. Time to Reflect; 11. Then and Now; Afterword: Primo Levi's Last Book; Appendix: Circular for Jewish Community Members Anticipating Deportation; Notes; References; Index Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth 1928- Holocaust, Jewish / (1939-1945) fast Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth / 1928 Jews / Germany / Hannover / Biography HISTORY / Europe / Western bisacsh Fathers and daughters fast Jewish children in the Holocaust fast Jews fast Geschichte Juden Jews Germany Hannover Biography Jewish children in the Holocaust Germany Biography Jews Germany History 1933-1945 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Personal narratives Fathers and daughters Germany Twin sisters Germany Judenverfolgung (DE-588)4028814-6 gnd |
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| title | A final reckoning a Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah |
| title_alt | Auswanderung vorläufig nicht möglich |
| title_auth | A final reckoning a Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah |
| title_exact_search | A final reckoning a Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah |
| title_full | A final reckoning a Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah Ruth Gutmann ; foreword by Kenneth Waltzer |
| title_fullStr | A final reckoning a Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah Ruth Gutmann ; foreword by Kenneth Waltzer |
| title_full_unstemmed | A final reckoning a Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah Ruth Gutmann ; foreword by Kenneth Waltzer |
| title_short | A final reckoning |
| title_sort | a final reckoning a hannover family s life and death in the shoah |
| title_sub | a Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah |
| topic | Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth 1928- Holocaust, Jewish / (1939-1945) fast Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth / 1928 Jews / Germany / Hannover / Biography HISTORY / Europe / Western bisacsh Fathers and daughters fast Jewish children in the Holocaust fast Jews fast Geschichte Juden Jews Germany Hannover Biography Jewish children in the Holocaust Germany Biography Jews Germany History 1933-1945 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Personal narratives Fathers and daughters Germany Twin sisters Germany Judenverfolgung (DE-588)4028814-6 gnd |
| topic_facet | Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth 1928- Holocaust, Jewish / (1939-1945) Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth / 1928 Jews / Germany / Hannover / Biography HISTORY / Europe / Western Fathers and daughters Jewish children in the Holocaust Jews Geschichte Juden Jews Germany Hannover Biography Jewish children in the Holocaust Germany Biography Jews Germany History 1933-1945 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Personal narratives Fathers and daughters Germany Twin sisters Germany Judenverfolgung Deutschland Europa Hannover Biografie |
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