Survival and sanctuary : testimonies of the Holocaust and life beyond /

Survival and sanctuary : testimonies of the Holocaust and life beyond /

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Imprint:	Clayton, Victoria, Australia : Monash University Publishing, [2023]
Description:	xvii, 167 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Anecdotes. Holocaust survivors -- Australia -- Biography. Jews -- Australia -- Biography. Holocaust survivors Jews Australia Anecdotes Biographies
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13465207

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Other authors / contributors:	Hodge, Freda, translator.
ISBN:	1922979155 9781922979155
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Accounts translated from Yiddish.
Summary:	"When Jewish survivors of the Holocaust arrived in Australia after World War II, they were filled with hope that they could build a new life. These survivors found themselves in a country not only blessedly far from the chaos of post-war Europe but also on the periphery of the political changes taking place in the West, such as the stirrings of a Cold War. Australia offered the peace so necessary to those who had been through unspeakable tragedy. With their arrival, Australian Jewish communities would change dramatically. The survivors brought with them Yiddish, the lingua franca of East European Jewry, and their distinct European culture. A new era began as Jewish culture flourished and Jewish society developed in Australia. Yet these survivors continued to live with their searing memories. They were appreciative of the sanctuary Australia offered, but their nightmares still haunted them. Many carried with them the scars of their traumatic experiences in the camps and in hiding from the Nazis. Some were unable to forge loving relationships with their children or spouses, whom they married to create a new family to replace those they may have lost, resulting in fraught family dynamics. Many were never fully free of the ghosts of their terrible suffering under German occupation. Translated into English for the first time, these seven testimonies provide a window into the experiences of these survivors. Introduced by acclaimed Australian scholar Professor Paul Bartrop, Survival and Sanctuary is an exploration of the tension between hope and despair in the aftermath of war, and ultimately a demonstration of the power of the human will"--Publisher's description.

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Summary:	When Jewish survivors of the Holocaust arrived in Australia after World War II, they were filled with hope that they could build a new life. These survivors found themselves in a country not only blessedly far from the chaos of postwar Europe but also on the periphery of the political changes taking place in the West, such as the stirrings of a Cold War. Australia offered the peace so necessary to those who had been through unspeakable tragedy. With their arrival, Australian Jewish communities would change dramatically. The survivors brought with them Yiddish, the lingua franca of East European Jewry, and their distinct European culture. A new era began as Jewish society developed and Jewish culture flourished in Australia. Yet these survivors continued to live with their searing memories. They appreciated the sanctuary Australia offered, but their nightmares still haunted them. Many carried with them the scars of their traumatic experiences in the camps and in hiding from the Nazis. They were never fully free of the ghosts of their terrible suffering under German occupation. ,<br>
Physical Description:	xvii, 167 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	1922979155 9781922979155