Inheritance

Love, Loss, and the Legacy of the Holocaust

Charlie Scheidt (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

252 Seiten

2026
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
9781978846746 (ISBN)

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After his mother’s death, Charlie Scheidt discovered a trove of historic documents that set him on a decade-long journey to uncover his family’s hidden past during the Holocaust. Joined by Kat Rohrer, the granddaughter of a Nazi officer, Scheidt embarked on a quest to trace his family’s harrowing efforts to escape from Nazi-occupied Europe. As they investigated, they uncovered stories of survival and loss. Their journey takes them across generations and continents, revealing a legacy of love, loss, and resilience. Grappling with questions about the long-lasting effects of inherited trauma, the book asks whether it is possible to break free of a familial cycle. This memoir, rooted in his family’s escape and the lasting trauma that followed, is a powerful reflection on history’s enduring scars, the importance of remembrance, and healing across generations.

Charlie Scheidt is the chairman emeritus of Roland Foods. Born in New York City, he is the only child of German-Jewish refugees and dedicates his time to refugee support and genocide prevention. Kat Rohrer is an award-winning producer and director. Her recent feature-length films include What a Feeling and the acclaimed documentary Back to the Fatherland.

Foreword
Family Tree
Prologue
Chapter 1—The Armoire
Chapter 2—Jewish and German: The Scheidts
Chapter 3—Germans Who Happened to be Jewish: The Ballins
Chapter 4—An Imperfect Reprieve
Chapter 5—Rubble and Embers
Chapter 6—A Fateful Miscalculation
Chapter 7—“Mein Lieber Bruder”
Chapter 8—“The End of Everything”
Chapter 9—“Caught in a Mousetrap on a Powder Keg”
Chapter 10— Nowhere To Turn, No One to Trust
Chapter 11—A Fragile Silence
Chapter 12—Making Sense of the Present
In Memoriam
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Notes
Sources
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.3.2026
Reihe/Serie	Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights
Co-Autor	Kat Rohrer
Vorwort	James Waller
Zusatzinfo	60 B-W images
Verlagsort	New Brunswick NJ
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
ISBN-13	9781978846746 / 9781978846746
Zustand	Neuware