Bound for Theresienstadt

Love, Loss and Resistance in a Nazi Concentration Camp

Vera Schiff, Jeff McLaughlin (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6902-1 (ISBN)

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Originally constructed in the 18th century as a military barracks by Austrian Emperor Joseph II, Theresienstadt (now Terezin) was used as a ghetto and concentration camp by the Nazis early in World War II in their ruse of peaceful resettlement of the Jews of Europe. Tens of thousands of inmates perished at the camp and many more were sent from there to die at Auschwitz and Treblinka.

Presented in a two-fold format, this book features the poignant stories of individuals who were transported to Theresienstadt, as related by Holocaust survivor Vera Schiff, whose entire family was sent to the camp in 1942. Following each narrative, Schiff engages in a wide-ranging discussion with ethics professor Jeff McLaughlin regarding the events of the story, within the broader political, religious and cultural context of what is now the Czech Republic.

The late Vera Schiff was a Holocaust survivor, educator and award winning author living in Toronto, Canada. In 2012 she received an honorary doctorate of Letters from the University of New Brunswick for her contributions to the field. In 2020 she was awarded the Order of Canada for her illustrious career as an author, historian and public speaker who is nationally recognized for sharing her moving experiences of the Holocaust. Jeff McLaughlin is a professor of philosophy at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada where he also serves as chair for the department of Philosophy, History and Politics.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Randol Schoenberg

Preface by Vera Schiff

Introduction by Jeff McLaughlin

Maps of Theresienstadt

One—Portrait of Lederer

Two—Portrait of the Saddest Star-crossed Lovers

Three—Portrait of Fredy H.

Four—Portrait of Milada

Five—Portrait of Arthur

Six—Portrait of Gonda

Seven—Portrait of Hanna P.

Eight—Portrait of the Blue Polka-dot Dress

Afterword by Vera Schiff

Appendix: Theresienstadt Timeline

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	01.06.2017
Zusatzinfo	appendix, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	308 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-4766-6902-3 / 1476669023
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6902-1 / 9781476669021
Zustand	Neuware