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Bezig met laden... Conversations With my Ancestors. The Story of a Jewish Family in Hungarydoor Andrew Sanders
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers. Such a neat concept. I loved how he took historical facts that he dug up on his family members and then seamlessly blended them into a fictional story of his family. He really brings his ancestors to life and makes history breathe beneath your fingertips. Great book! Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers. Through a wealth of documents, researchers and luck, Andrew Sanders has managed to trace his Jewish ancestors to the mid eighteenth-century. The book alternates between his "conversations" with the deceased and his detailed research rail. Although I have an interest in genealogy, I found this book extremely dull. It jumped around so much that it was difficult to understand his family dynamics and piece together what actually happened. Overall, I believe that this book is more appropriate for a family reunion than wide-spread publication. Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers. As someone who is deep into my family's history, this book was a must read. The author takes known facts and mixes them with speculation of what took place, then adds conversations with long dead relatives (oh how I wish I could actually do that!) and winds up with a fascinating book about his roots and Hungarian-Jewish history.. The book ranges from concerns about what to do when Austrian Emperor decrees that only the oldest son can marry in a Jewish family, to the family’s migration to Hungary, to the country’s eventual betrayal. Readers will find themselves a part of the family, celebrating and suffering along with them, as if actually there among them. Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers. This is a must read for anyone who has caught the "genealogy bug". How many times have we wished we could talk with our ancestors to learn about their lives? The author did just that and then tied in the facts to what he speculated happened in their lives. I expected that the book would address more about the family's life during the holocaust and that it would be a very sad and emotional story. However; the focus on how the family ended up in Hungary and all of their trials and tribulations was very fascinating. I definitely enjoyed the book and will share it with family and friends. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Many family genealogists have wondered how to make sense of the disparate collection of documents and gaps in documentation that they have been able to unearth about their ancestors, but few have succeeded as Andrew Sanders has in reconstructing the lives of their forebears. Using documents and known historical facts as a starting point, he has engaged in an extensively researched imaginary dialogue with his ancestors to create a fully drawn portrait of his family. The result is a rich narrative that reads like a novel, drawing us into the lives of one Jewish family caught in the maelstrom of Eastern European history. In the mid-eighteenth century, the Austrian emperor Charles VI decreed that in the Czech provinces, only the oldest son of a Jewish family could marry. What were the others to do? They found heaven, or so they thought, in the nearby land of Hungary. The Magyars ethnic Hungarians welcomed anyone willing to learn their difficult language and commit to their nationality. The Bohemian, Moravian, as well as some Austrian and Silesian Jews were enthusiastic in accepting that invitation. They became Hungarian Jews, built a successful Western European style country for their hosts, and subsequently, their effort was rewarded by the massacre of over half a million of them at the hands of the Hungarian Nazis. This detailed story of one such family makes an engaging read for anyone interested in Hungarian Jewry, genealogy, or families. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I also was not a fan of the author's style. He interweaves conversations he is supposedly having with his deceased ancestors. I presume he uses this as a vehicle to convey what he has learned about their lives, and while novel, I found the whole concept strange, perhaps because I'm just not one for the paranormal. In at least one instance, the first half of the page is spent with him explaining to the deceased relative that they're dead and that he's in the future having the conversation with them in his mind. I got tired of reading fluff like this.
In the end, I did like the parts where he mentioned the history of Hungary, which was my main reason for reading this book. However, unless you're a relative of the author, I'm not sure how much you'd really get from this book.
I received a copy of this book from Librarything Early Reviewers in exchange for my honest review. ( )