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Bezig met laden... Something Remains (2004)door Inge Barth-Grözinger
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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. This novel is based on a true story researched by a German teacher and her students in Ellwangen, Germany. It details the rise of Nazism under Hitler and its effects on Jewish families. The main character is Erich Levi, whose father was a respected cattle dealer in the town of Ellwangen. The family, as the SA and SS became a more visible presence in their community, suffer losses in business, friendships and school. Erich goes from being a top student to one whose teachers grade him down merely based on his religion. Erich loses his friends as Kurt joins the Nazi Youth and Helmut, must meet him in secret so they will not be seen. Yet in the midst of all this change, Erich experiences his first love - a girl named Gertraud. Being the niece of Gremm, one of Erich's teachers and a fanatical member of the party, places the two in danger and ultimately, Gertraud, is forced to leave. As time goes on, Erich's father must finally realizes that the treatment of Jews will only worsen and works to emigrate the family to America. Erich returns once more to his hometown - as a member of the American Army. His language skills and local knowledge, particularly of the town's Nazi leaders, prove useful. He is acknowledged as the person who kept his town from being bombed by the military and some families claim he was responsible for saving their homes as well. The author does a good job demonstrating what it must have been like for a Jewish family living in Ellwangen during the build up to war. It is astonishing to realize that there were good German families, who did not agree with the rise of Nazism nor the treatment of their Jewish friends, yet did nothing out of fear. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In 1933, as Hitler becomes Chancellor, twelve-year-old Erich and his family, who are Jewish, find they need to make changes in their everyday lives as hatred of the Jews grows. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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From the author's note: “This novel is a mixture of fiction and historical fact. We have researched the major national events of the time, and those of local and school history, as carefully as possible. … The names of the Jewish families, particularly those of the main characters, have been kept, in honor of their memory.”
Recommended to young adult readers to broaden their understanding of history and of life. ( )