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Jewish diaspora's poignant return to post-Holocaust Germany.
"Going Back" offers deeply personal accounts from Jewish women who revisited the country they had fled. Through their life stories, you get an intimate understanding of the complex emotions and decisions involved in returning to a place with a painful history. It's thought-provoking and offers a perspective on reconciliation and identity that's as heartbreaking as it is inspiring.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780997305203
Publisher: Clevo Books
Date of Publication: 2018-01-27
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 4.5
(rated by 14 readers)
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Many of these women were still little girls when they were deported, forced underground, or were able to flee from Nazi Germany. They escaped with family or all alone, and established new lives in South America, Shanghai, and what was then known as Palestine. 16 Jewish women relate moving stories of their paths through life.
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Jewish diaspora's poignant return to post-Holocaust Germany.
"Going Back" offers deeply personal accounts from Jewish women who revisited the country they had fled. Through their life stories, you get an intimate understanding of the complex emotions and decisions involved in returning to a place with a painful history. It's thought-provoking and offers a perspective on reconciliation and identity that's as heartbreaking as it is inspiring.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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