The narrative follows a young girl from an upper-middle-class European family as she navigates the challenges of discrimination and fear during the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s. With the help of several rescuers, she escapes Germany and ultimately arrives in the United States at the age of twelve. There, she grapples with feelings of being out of place, facing the complexities of adolescence among older, more experienced peers. Themes of resilience, the impact of luck, and the importance of love and learning are woven throughout her journey.
As early as the first century of the common era, Jews followed the Romans to live on German territory. For two thousand years Jews and the local population co-existed. This relationship has been turbulent at times but has occasionally been a model of multicultural synergism. Together the two groups have produced a unique and rich culture. Germany's Jewish Community, with thriving congregations, schools, publications, and museums, has been the world's fastest growing group. This work focuses on the present while addressing the underlying question of the future for Jews in How temperate is the German social climate and how fertile is its soil for Jews?This work focuses on the present while addressing the underlying question of the future for Jews in How temperate is the German social climate and how fertile is its soil for Jews? Seventy people were interviewed for this book to establish what kind of relationships are being established across the Jewish and non-Jewish border. The interviewees represent three generations and all walks of life. This text depicts their legacies, fears, and hopes in their own words. Existing German societal conditions are evaluated for possible future creativity and synergy.
Explores the East-West German differences in expectations and perspectives, arrogance and shame, societal support of women and children, attitudes toward work, property, and authority.
