Walter's welcome : the intimate story of a German-Jewish family's flight from the Nazis to Peru
Echenberg, Eva Neisser
Walter's welcome : the intimate story of a German-Jewish family's flight from the Nazis to Peru / Eva Neisser Echenberg with Judy Sklar Rasminsky - New York : Skyhorse Pub. , 2018 - 238 p. : illus. ; 22 cm
Includes glossary
Over 50 family members escaped Nazi Germany. The story is told through the Neisser family letters,with historical contextualization and commentary. Their flight to Peru was not easy. Walter worked to provide the resources and guidance for the family members, but communications to Europe were intermittent and travel from Europe became increasingly impossible. Required coordination to contact correct officials and receive the necessary documentation. The letters reveal the toll these efforts put on them and the challenges of waiting and surviving in a foreign land as they tried to hold together.
English
9781510724761
Jews, German---Biography---Peru
Holocaust---Jews
Jews, German---History---Peru
92 NEI
Walter's welcome : the intimate story of a German-Jewish family's flight from the Nazis to Peru / Eva Neisser Echenberg with Judy Sklar Rasminsky - New York : Skyhorse Pub. , 2018 - 238 p. : illus. ; 22 cm
Includes glossary
Over 50 family members escaped Nazi Germany. The story is told through the Neisser family letters,with historical contextualization and commentary. Their flight to Peru was not easy. Walter worked to provide the resources and guidance for the family members, but communications to Europe were intermittent and travel from Europe became increasingly impossible. Required coordination to contact correct officials and receive the necessary documentation. The letters reveal the toll these efforts put on them and the challenges of waiting and surviving in a foreign land as they tried to hold together.
English
9781510724761
Jews, German---Biography---Peru
Holocaust---Jews
Jews, German---History---Peru
92 NEI
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