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Class of '31 : a German-Jewish émigré's journey across defeated Germany / by Walter Jessel ; edited with an introduction by Brian E. Crim ; foreword by Michael J. Neufeld

Author
Jessel, Walter, 1913-2008
Additional Titles
Class of thirty-one
Published
Brighton, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2017.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Additional Creators
Crim, Brian E. and Neufeld, Michael J., 1951-
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Contents
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Foreword / Neufeld, Michael J. -- Introduction / Crim, Brian E. -- Class of '31 -- Chronology
Summary
""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"--
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ISBN
9781618116512 (e-book)
1618116517 (e-book)
9781644692325 (electronic bk.)
1644692325 (electronic bk.)
9781618116529 (hardback)
1618116525
9781618116505
1618116509
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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