Reflections by Jewish Survivors from Mannheim: A Collection of Memoirs by Jewish Survivors of Nazi Persecution from Mannheim, Germany
1990: Mannheim Reunion Committee, New York. Hardcover. 4to. xviii,198pp. Gold-stamped silhouette design on blue leatherette, gold lettering on spine. Silhouette outlines Mannheim rivers, boulevards, streets and landmarks, including the former location of its two major synagogues and present location of the synagogue center dedicated in 1987. Same image serves as frontispiece. ""Recorded and conveyed here are the happy moments, hardships and tragedies of Jews fortunate enough to have escaped the intolerable and finally fiendish persecution perpetrated by the German people upon them in the city of Mannheim and elsewhere. Each of the contributors to this volume submitted a series of written snapshots of their life and a few memories of their hometown, Mannheim, in a brief, capsuled format...As you leaf through the following pages and read about friends, acquaintances and those that are just names, their life stories will seem like a gigantic struggle through endless, rugged and dangerous mountain terrain, Then, all of a sudden, they reach a point in that torturous path, where the impossible terrain gives way to a beautiful view of a flower covered sun lit valley below. There, beneath lies the promised land. And by continuing to read the lines of these fugitives, you relive with them their happiness of being free and safe at last. You will share in the mourning for the loved ones they left behind forever, and their energetic efforts to start a new life, and the founding of new families." Published by the Mannheim Reunion Committee which was established in 1988 for the purpose of arranging and sponsoring a Reunion from June 14-17, of Jews formerly living in Mannheim, Germany who survived the Holocaust. In (printed) mimeographed typescript. Some staining on lower area of front board, otherwise a tight copy. vg-. Item #27347
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