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From: ron green <greenrf>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 15:23:44 -0600
Walk The Dark Streets", Edith Baer, Frances Foster Books, 1998, A powerful story set in the 30's in preworld war II Germany. A work of fiction, however Edith Baer, according to the dust cover was born in Germany and lived in that era. Baer tells of the rise of fascism in Germany and its effects on Jewish families, the Bentheims, and especially Eva the teen age daughter who observed the first somewhat subtle changes in the way German Jews were treated by the Nazi regime, through the time when she was able to escape Germany shortly after WWII began. I have oftened wondered over the years of reading books about the holocaust and WWII in Europe why more Jews did not flee since Baer does make it fairly clear that the Jews in Thalstadt, the fictional setting for the story, were experiencing all kinds of discrimination early on in the Hitler regime. Bauer, however, also makes it clearer than any novel that I can think of as to why more Jewish Germans did not flee. First, a Jewish homeland had not yet been created in Israel and the British still controlled what is now Israel, and further, most countries including the United States refused entry to most Jewish immigrants. Some who did flee Germany for neighboring countries, Poland and Holland, for example, were still caught up in the holocaust at a later date.
The book is definitely YA and Adult reading. I found it compelling and very informative. Even though a work of fiction, Bauer lived through that preworld war II time in history and tells a story that helps readers understand why more Jewish Germans did not flee Germany before the holocaust and also reminds readers that we are never so very far from having a similar event occur again. History does repeat itself. Highly recommend.
At 10:41 AM 12/30/98 00, you wrote: Literature for Children and Young Adults. If you're looking for something to read over the weekend, find Sue Macy's Winning Ways: A Photohistory of American Women in Sports (Henry Holt, 1996) or Macy's earlier book A Whole New Ball Game: The Story of the All - American Girls Professional Baseball League (Henry Holt, 1993) or Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues (Scholastic, 1994). We'll be referring to these books and many others during January. during 1998? books do you want to bring to our collective attention?
Received on Wed 30 Dec 1998 03:23:44 PM CST
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 15:23:44 -0600
Walk The Dark Streets", Edith Baer, Frances Foster Books, 1998, A powerful story set in the 30's in preworld war II Germany. A work of fiction, however Edith Baer, according to the dust cover was born in Germany and lived in that era. Baer tells of the rise of fascism in Germany and its effects on Jewish families, the Bentheims, and especially Eva the teen age daughter who observed the first somewhat subtle changes in the way German Jews were treated by the Nazi regime, through the time when she was able to escape Germany shortly after WWII began. I have oftened wondered over the years of reading books about the holocaust and WWII in Europe why more Jews did not flee since Baer does make it fairly clear that the Jews in Thalstadt, the fictional setting for the story, were experiencing all kinds of discrimination early on in the Hitler regime. Bauer, however, also makes it clearer than any novel that I can think of as to why more Jewish Germans did not flee. First, a Jewish homeland had not yet been created in Israel and the British still controlled what is now Israel, and further, most countries including the United States refused entry to most Jewish immigrants. Some who did flee Germany for neighboring countries, Poland and Holland, for example, were still caught up in the holocaust at a later date.
The book is definitely YA and Adult reading. I found it compelling and very informative. Even though a work of fiction, Bauer lived through that preworld war II time in history and tells a story that helps readers understand why more Jewish Germans did not flee Germany before the holocaust and also reminds readers that we are never so very far from having a similar event occur again. History does repeat itself. Highly recommend.
At 10:41 AM 12/30/98 00, you wrote: Literature for Children and Young Adults. If you're looking for something to read over the weekend, find Sue Macy's Winning Ways: A Photohistory of American Women in Sports (Henry Holt, 1996) or Macy's earlier book A Whole New Ball Game: The Story of the All - American Girls Professional Baseball League (Henry Holt, 1993) or Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues (Scholastic, 1994). We'll be referring to these books and many others during January. during 1998? books do you want to bring to our collective attention?
Received on Wed 30 Dec 1998 03:23:44 PM CST
