Europa, Europa: A True Story of the Holocaust by Solomon Perel (English) Hardcov

Description: Europa, Europa by Solomon Perel, Margot Bettauer Dembo Like millions of Jews fleeing destruction at the hands of the Germans, young Solomon Perel--born in Germany--faced almost impossible odds to survive the Holocaust. Here is his remarkable story, translated into English for the first time. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Inspiration Behind The Golden Globe --Winning Film "An engrossing and memorable tale."Jewish Book World "The sheer emotion of telling the tale is palpable. The whole is moving, and strange beyond belief." --The Times (London) International acclaim for Solomon Perels Europa Europa "The wrenching memoir of a young man who survived the Holocaust by concealing his Jewish identity and finding unexpected refuge as a member of the Hitler Youth. "It is a Holocaust memoir that is moving, straightforward, and quite completely bizarre, unsettling in all kinds of assumptions about identity, responsibility, and guilt." --Glasgow Herald "Perel bares his soul to readers in this fascinating, unusual personal narrative of the Holocaust." --Book Report "Many of the experiences of Holocaust survivors are incredible. None is more incredible than the story of a Jewish boy, Solomon Perel, who escaped from Germany to Russia, served with the Wehrmacht in Russia, was adopted by his commanding officer, and transferred to an elite Hitler Youth school." --London Jewish News "A most remarkable story ...extraordinary." --The Australian "This book will move human hearts." --Berliner Morgenpost Back Cover "You must stay alive!" With his mothers parting words ringing in his ears, fourteen-year-old Solomon Perel set out from Nazi-occupied Poland hoping to find safety across the new Soviet frontier. Like large numbers of other Jews fleeing the Germans, Perel faced staggering odds against his survival. What actually transpired was far different from what anyone could have imagined. By a startling twist of fate, the young Jew found unexpected refuge . . . as a student in an elite Hitler Youth school. Now this extraordinary and true story appears in English translation for the first time. With searing power and passion, Europa, Europa recounts Solomon Perels harrowing struggle living a nightmare from which there seemed no escape. By the time Solly, as he was called by his family, left Poland that night in 1939, he was already an experienced refugee. Sensing the oncoming Nazi terror, his family had fled Germany several years before. This time, however, the family could not stay together and the youngster would soon be on his own. Reaching the Soviet shore after a dramatic river crossing, Perel was placed in a Russian orphanage, where he was accepted into the Komsomol, the Communist organization for young people. Then came June 22, 1941. When Hitler invaded the Soviet Union Perel was ordered, along with the other Jewish children, to flee into the interior. He fell into the hands of the German forces. Paralyzed by fear, and with a courage born of despair, Perel told his captors that he was, in reality, an ethnic German. To his astonishment, he was believed, and from that point on, his survival centered on his ability to conceal his true identity. Taken under the wing of the Wehr-macht unit, Perel experienced combat, and was lauded as a model of German youth contributing at the front. Then, in an extraordinary turn of events, Perel was transferred back to Germany, and awarded a coveted spot in an exclusive boarding school training Hitler Youth to face the challenges of the Fhrers vision of postwar Europe. Tormented by the ethical struggle of his position--in effect, joining the ranks of those attempting to exterminate his people--at the same time Perel lived in terror of what seemed the inevitable discovery of his real identity. Europa, Europa is a profound, unflinching, and unforgettable account of a young boys perilous journey toward manhood, trapped in a world gone mad, and tortured by the role he played. Solomon Perels inner turmoil, remarkable courage and resourcefulness, and above all, his fierce determination to survive come across with searing force. This deeply moving memoir is an important and controversial contribution to our understanding of the complexity of life under the Third Reich. "The kernel virtue of this book is its honesty and scrupulous self-examination of one who survived through a deception. Remarkable and memorable." -- Rheinische Post "This book will move human hearts." --Berliner Morgenpost "The book gets under ones skin. It is a . . . book that penetrates into the essence of humanity." --Peiner Allegemeine Zeitung Author Biography SOLOMON PEREL is, today, a businessman who lives in Tel Aviv, Israel. Table of Contents Flight to the East. With the Wehrmacht. To Brunswick. Hitler Youth Perjell. Leni. Otto. To Lodz. Into the Ghetto. Riding the Streetcar. Wars End. Liberation. From Brunswick to Israel. Epilogue. Review "The sheer emotion of telling the tale is palpable. The whole is moving, and strange beyond belief."--The Times (London) "It is a holocaust memoir that is moving, straightforward and quite completely bizarre, unsettling all kinds of assumptions about identity, responsibility, and guilt."--Glasgow Herald "An engrossing and memorable tale."--Jewish Book World "This book will move human hearts."--Berliner Morgenpost Kirkus US Review A standout wartime memoir, and the inspiration of the Golden Globe - winning film of the same title. Perel, now an Israeli businessman, survived the Holocaust in a most improbable way. Facility with German and Russian allowed the teenage Solly, separated from his family, to be given shelter first at a Soviet orphanage and later, incredibly, in Germanys premier Hitler Youth institution. On the perilous way from one ideological extreme to another, Perel was rounded up by attacking Wehrmacht troops, passed himself off as an ethnic German, and was adopted as the mascot of a mechanized unit. The exquisite psychological drama of being a Jew in Nazi clothing intensifies when he is shipped back to Germany. The lonely boy, who took the name Jupp, found himself bonding with Nazi friends and learning - even teaching - loathsome Nazi propaganda about Jews. He was shaken from any confidence in his lucky angel whenever his circumcision or absent birth records came to the fore. But he risked all to visit the Lodz ghetto to search for his parents during his Christmas vacation. In a suicidal break from his usual self-control, he unburdened himself of his terrible secret to a couple of Germans. His parents died in a concentration camp, but with the help of two surviving brothers, Perel finally got to establish his true identity in the newborn state of Israel. As narrator, Perel constantly points out poignant ironies and flashes forward to postwar visits with the principal characters. We get to see many Nazis and Jews react after the war with disbelief when they discover that Solly/Jupp was, indeed, Jewish. An epilogue touches on Perels cathartic, present-day encounters with Jews and Nazis (he now lectures about fascism), but the weight of this memorable psychological thriller lies in the interior drama. (Kirkus Reviews) Long Description "You must stay alive!" With his motheras parting words ringing in his ears, fourteen-year-old Solomon Perel set out from Nazi-occupied Poland hoping to find safety across the new Soviet frontier. Like large numbers of other Jews fleeing the Germans, Perel faced staggering odds against his survival. What actually transpired was far different from what anyone could have imagined. By a startling twist of fate, the young Jew found unexpected refuge . . . as a student in an elite Hitler Youth school. Now this extraordinary and true story appears in English translation for the first time. With searing power and passion, Europa, Europa recounts Solomon Perelas harrowing struggle living a nightmare from which there seemed no escape.By the time Solly, as he was called by his family, left Poland that night in 1939, he was already an experienced refugee. Sensing the oncoming Nazi terror, his family had fled Germany several years before. This time, however, the family could not stay together and the youngster would soon be on his own.Reaching the Soviet shore after a dramatic river crossing, Perel was placed in a Russian orphanage, where he was accepted into the Komsomol, the Communist organization for young people. Then came June 22, 1941. When Hitler invaded the Soviet Union Perel was ordered, along with the other Jewish children, to flee into the interior. He fell into the hands of the German forces. Paralyzed by fear, and with a courage born of despair, Perel told his captors that he was, in reality, an ethnic German. To his astonishment, he was believed, and from that point on, his survival centered on his ability to conceal his true identity.Taken under the wing of the Wehr-macht unit, Perel experienced combat, and was lauded as a model of German youth contributing at the front. Then, in an extraordinary turn of events, Perel was transferred back to Germany, and awarded a coveted spot in an exclusive boarding school training Hitler Youth to face the challenges of the Fhreras vision of postwar Europe. Tormented by the ethical struggle of his position-in effect, joining the ranks of those attempting to exterminate his people-at the same time Perel lived in terror of what seemed the inevitable discovery of his real identity.Europa, Europa is a profound, unflinching, and unforgettable account of a young boyas perilous journey toward manhood, trapped in a world gone mad, and tortured by the role he played. Solomon Perelas inner turmoil, remarkable courage and resourcefulness, and above all, his fierce determination to survive come across with searing force. This deeply moving memoir is an important and controversial contribution to our understanding of the complexity of life under the Third Reich."The kernel virtue of this book is its honesty and scrupulous self-examination of one who survived through a deception. Remarkable and memorable." - Rheinische Post "This book will move human hearts." -Berliner Morgenpost "The book gets under oneas skin. It is a . . . book that penetrates into the essence of humanity." -Peiner Allegemeine Zeitung Review Text "The sheer emotion of telling the tale is palpable. The whole is moving, and strange beyond belief."--The Times (London) "It is a holocaust memoir that is moving, straightforward and quite completely bizarre, unsettling all kinds of assumptions about identity, responsibility, and guilt."--Glasgow Herald "An engrossing and memorable tale."--Jewish Book World "This book will move human hearts."--Berliner Morgenpost Review Quote "The sheer emotion of telling the tale is palpable. The whole is moving, and strange beyond belief."--The Times (London) "It is a holocaust memoir that is moving, straightforward and quite completely bizarre, unsettling all kinds of assumptions about identity, responsibility, and guilt."--Glasgow Herald "An engrossing and memorable tale."--Jewish Book World "This book will move human hearts."--Berliner Morgenpost Promotional "Headline" "The sheer emotion of telling the tale is palpable. The whole is moving, and strange beyond belief."-The Times (London)"It is a holocaust memoir that is moving, straightforward and quite completely bizarre, unsettling all kinds of assumptions about identity, responsibility, and guilt."-Glasgow Herald"An engrossing and memorable tale."-Jewish Book World"This book will move human hearts."-Berliner Morgenpost Feature The wrenching memoir of a young man who survived the Holocaust by concealing his Jewish identity and finding unexpected refuge as a member of the Hitler Youth. "The sheer emotion of telling the tale is palpable. The whole is moving, and strange beyond belief."—The Times (London) "It is a holocaust memoir that is moving, straightforward and quite completely bizarre, unsettling all kinds of assumptions about identity, responsibility, and guilt."—Glasgow Herald "An engrossing and memorable tale."—Jewish Book World "This book will move human hearts."—Berliner Morgenpost The inspiration for the acclaimed film, winner of the Golden Globe. Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C. Description for Library Another inspiring story of Jewish survival during World War II. Solomon Perel fled across Nazi-occupied Poland hoping to find safety in Russia. Once he got to Russia, he was placed in an orphanage. When the Nazis invaded Russia, he fled & was captured by German forces. He pretended to be an ethnic German, & survived by taking part in an elite Hitler Youth boarding school, all the while fearing he would be found out. Exciting reading. Details ISBN0471172189 Author Margot Bettauer Dembo Short Title EUROPA EUROPA Language English ISBN-10 0471172189 ISBN-13 9780471172185 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1997 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Place of Publication New York Translated from German Subtitle A True Story of the Holocaust Residence Tel Aviv, IS Birth 1925 Edition 1st DOI 10.1604/9780471172185 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1997-05-27 NZ Release Date 1997-05-27 US Release Date 1997-05-27 UK Release Date 1997-05-27 Translator Margot Bettauer Dembo Pages 240 Publisher Turner Publishing Company Publication Date 1997-05-27 DEWEY 940.5318 Illustrations facsimiles, portraits Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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