On the Fields of LonelinessMemoirs of a Jew born in 1930 in Brzeżany (eastern Galicia). Notes that the Soviet occupation of his town in 1939-41 did not halt antisemitism, but rather reinforced it. Under German occupation, Altman's father was killed on Yom Kippur of 1941. With his mother and sisters, he attempted to leave Brzeżany and hide with non-Jews; but his three sisters were killed, and he and his mother returned to the Brzeżany ghetto. After the last roundup in June 1943, during which he hid in a bunker prepared by relatives, Altman left the town. He lived in a small family camp in the forest, but after a Nazi raid, he, his cousin and her fiancé left the camp and were hidden and helped by various Polish and Ukrainian peasants. In 1944 they were liberated by the Soviets. After the war, Altman settled in the USA. |
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When they tried to raise it, Aunt Scheindl's minimal weight rendered their efforts
useless at first but the second thrust threw her into the air letting the trap door flew
open. "The ladder!" yelled the robber with the deep voice. "Get the ladder!
When they tried to raise it, Aunt Scheindl's minimal weight rendered their efforts
useless at first but the second thrust threw her into the air letting the trap door flew
open. "The ladder!" yelled the robber with the deep voice. "Get the ladder!
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Brzezany was not that far away and only Zdzislaw's deaf dog would not have
heard bombs falling that close. By now the farmer had arrived home and backed
up my aunt's story. He told the German that he and Aunt Scheindl were old
friends.
Brzezany was not that far away and only Zdzislaw's deaf dog would not have
heard bombs falling that close. By now the farmer had arrived home and backed
up my aunt's story. He told the German that he and Aunt Scheindl were old
friends.
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As soon as she heard the German's footsteps, my aunt began to close the trap
door. "Please wait," the German officer said, "It's your German friend. Good
Morning!" Aunt Scheindl reached for the razor blade she kept in her dress pocket.
As soon as she heard the German's footsteps, my aunt began to close the trap
door. "Please wait," the German officer said, "It's your German friend. Good
Morning!" Aunt Scheindl reached for the razor blade she kept in her dress pocket.
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Inhalt
FOREWORD | xi |
THE GERMAN INVASION | 31 |
MOTHER | 47 |
Urheberrecht | |
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| Titel | On the Fields of Loneliness Holocaust studies, Holocaust memoir |
| Autor | Hersch Altman |
| Ausgabe | 2 |
| Verlag | Yad Vashem and the Holocaust Survivor's Memoirs Project, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0976073978, 9780976073970 |
| Länge | 184 Seiten |
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