Bibliograph

Exit Berlin, how one woman saved her family from Nazi Germany, Charlotte Bonelli ; with translations from the German by Natascha Bodemann

Type

Label

Exit Berlin, how one woman saved her family from Nazi Germany, Charlotte Bonelli ; with translations from the German by Natascha Bodemann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Exit Berlin

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

866252134

Responsibility statement

Charlotte Bonelli ; with translations from the German by Natascha Bodemann

Sub title

how one woman saved her family from Nazi Germany

Summary

"This remarkable collection of letters between German Jews trapped in Nazi Germany and their relatives in the United States offers rare insights into the challenges of an average American family responding to desperate requests for refuge and aid"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part 1. Berlin beginnings -- From Hecht to Hatch: American relations -- First requests -- Persistence rewarded. Part 2. December 1938-August 1939 -- Settling In: a new life in New York -- Looking back home -- Escape to Shanghai -- A widening circle. Part 3. September 1939-October 1941 -- Desperate Appeals -- The Shanghai solution -- Rosh Hashana, 1940 -- Deportation to Gurs: ILOT K -- A closing door

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