Thoughts of a Polish Jew
To Kasieka from Grandpa
Seiten
2016
Academic Studies Press (Verlag)
978-1-61811-497-6 (ISBN)
Academic Studies Press (Verlag)
978-1-61811-497-6 (ISBN)
A document of a personal and family memory, authored by Artur Lilien-Brzozdowiecki (1890-1958) in 1944-45. Lilien invites his new-born granddaughter to encounter her family, generations of Polish Jewry: merchants, lease-holders, bankers, industrialists, politicians, communal leaders, army officers, scholars, physicians, artists, and art collectors.
Thoughts of a Polish Jew: To Kasie?ka from Grandpa is a document of a personal and family memory, authored by Artur Lilien-Brzozdowiecki (1890?1958) in 1944/45. This memoir, which was written in Polish and translated to English for the family circulation alone, now becomes a public asset. Lilien invites his new-born granddaughter to encounter her family, generations of Polish Jewry: merchants, lease-holders, bankers, industrialists, politicians, communal leaders, army officers, scholars, physicians, artists, and art collectors.
They dwell in a broad Jewish and Christian world, integrated into the national life of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Habsburg Empire, and the Second Polish Republic. The reader is encouraged to enjoy reminiscences of this worthy life and bitter choices that challenged Polish—particularly Galician—Jewry in the twentieth century.
Thoughts of a Polish Jew: To Kasie?ka from Grandpa is a document of a personal and family memory, authored by Artur Lilien-Brzozdowiecki (1890?1958) in 1944/45. This memoir, which was written in Polish and translated to English for the family circulation alone, now becomes a public asset. Lilien invites his new-born granddaughter to encounter her family, generations of Polish Jewry: merchants, lease-holders, bankers, industrialists, politicians, communal leaders, army officers, scholars, physicians, artists, and art collectors.
They dwell in a broad Jewish and Christian world, integrated into the national life of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Habsburg Empire, and the Second Polish Republic. The reader is encouraged to enjoy reminiscences of this worthy life and bitter choices that challenged Polish—particularly Galician—Jewry in the twentieth century.
Dr. Sergey R. Kravtsov is a researcher at the Center for Jewish Art, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was trained as an architect in his native Lviv, Ukraine, received his doctoral degree in architectural history in 1993, and has worked at the Hebrew University since 1994.
Preface: Artur Lilien-Brzozdowiecki and His Reminiscences by Sergey R. Kravtsov
To Kasieńka from Grandpa
by Artur Lilien-Brzozdowiecki
English translation by Marya Lilien-Czarnecka and Joanna Grun
Appendix: Thoughts of a Polish Jew
by Artur Lilien-Brzozdowiecki
English translation by Joanna Grun and Sergey R. Kravtsov
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.05.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Jews of Poland |
| Übersetzer | Marya Lilien-Czarnecka, Joanna Grun |
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Brighton |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61811-497-2 / 1618114972 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61811-497-6 / 9781618114976 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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