Four months before Hitler came to power, Pavel Friedl???nder was born in Prague to a middle-class Jewish family. In 1939, seven-year-old Pavel and his family were forced to flee Czechoslovakia for France, but his parents were able to conceal their son in a Roman Catholic seminary before being shipped to their destruction. After a whole-hearted religious conversion, young Pavel began training for priesthood. The birth of Israel prompted his discovery of his Jewish past and his true identity. Friedl???nder describes his ...
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Four months before Hitler came to power, Pavel Friedl???nder was born in Prague to a middle-class Jewish family. In 1939, seven-year-old Pavel and his family were forced to flee Czechoslovakia for France, but his parents were able to conceal their son in a Roman Catholic seminary before being shipped to their destruction. After a whole-hearted religious conversion, young Pavel began training for priesthood. The birth of Israel prompted his discovery of his Jewish past and his true identity. Friedl???nder describes his experiences, moving from Israeli present to European past with composure and elegance. The Wisconsin edition is not for sale in the British Commonwealth or Empire (excluding Canada.)
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Fine. 0374522723. Signed and inscribed on half title page by Saul Friedlander. Tight, clean and crisp. A faint hint of shelf wear to wraps, otherwise a gently read book in excellent condition. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. Signed books by Saul Friedlander are very scarce.; 8vo; 185 pages; Signed by Author.
