Two men, who meet and become good friends after enjoying successful adult lives in California, have experienced childhoods so tragically opposed that the two men must decide whether to talk about them or not. In 1944, 13-year-old Fritz was almost old enough to join the Hitler Youth in his German village of Kleinheubach. That same year in Tab, Hungary, 12-year-old Bernie was loaded onto a train with the rest of the village's Jewish inhabitants and taken to Auschwitz, where his whole family was murdered. How to bridge the ...
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Two men, who meet and become good friends after enjoying successful adult lives in California, have experienced childhoods so tragically opposed that the two men must decide whether to talk about them or not. In 1944, 13-year-old Fritz was almost old enough to join the Hitler Youth in his German village of Kleinheubach. That same year in Tab, Hungary, 12-year-old Bernie was loaded onto a train with the rest of the village's Jewish inhabitants and taken to Auschwitz, where his whole family was murdered. How to bridge the deadly gulf that separated them in their youth, how not to allow the power of the past to separate them even now, as it separates many others, become the focus of their friendship, and together they begin the project of remembering. The separate stories of their youth are told in one voice, at Bernat Rosner's request. He is able to retrace his journey into hell, slowly, over many sessions, describing for his friend the 'other life' he has resolutely put away until now. Frederic Tubach, who must confront his own years in Nazi Germany as the story unfolds, becomes the narrator of their double memoir. Their decision to open their friendship to the past brings a poignancy to stories that are horrifyingly familiar. Adding a further and fascinating dimension is the counterpoint of their similar village childhoods before the Holocaust and their very different paths to personal rebirth and creative adulthood in America after the war. Seldom has a memoir been so much about the present, as we see the authors proving what goodwill and intelligence can accomplish in the cause of reconciliation. This intimate story of two boys trapped in evil and destructive times, who become men with the freedom to construct their own future, has much to tell us about building bridges in our public as well as our personal lives.
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Fair. Item in acceptable condition including possible liquid damage. As well answers may be filled in. May be missing DVDs, CDs, Access code, etc. 100%Money-Back Guarantee! Ship within 24 hours! !
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 5x1x8; Inscribed by authors on title page. Clean and tight with minor shelf wear. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly shelf worn with scuffs & small scratches in a mylar cover.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. (world war 2, ww2, holocaust survivors, jewish holocaust) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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VG in VG jacket. Size: 5x1x8; Signed, 4th printing University of California Press hardcover w/ DJ, 2001. Book is VG, w/ clean text, tight binding; lightly cocked spine. DJ is VG, w/ light edge/shelf wear (no tears or chips). Signed by both lead authors (and inscribed to previous owner) on title page. Free delivery confirmation.
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Like New. Size: 5x1x8; Signed, 4th printing University of California Press hardcover w/ DJ, 2001. Book is Fine (F), w/ clean text, binding so tight it seems to have never been read. DJ is NF to F, w/ slightest trace of shelfwear. Signed by both lead authors (and inscribed to previous owner) on title page. Free delivery confirmation.
