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The Resource Holocaust odysseys : the Jews of Saint-Martin-Vésubie and their flight through France and Italy, Susan Zuccotti

Holocaust odysseys : the Jews of Saint-Martin-Vésubie and their flight through France and Italy, Susan Zuccotti

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Summary
"This book describes the ever-escalating dangers to which Jewish refugees and recent immigrants were subjected in France and Italy as the Holocaust intensified. Susan Zuccotti uncovers a grueling yet complex history of suffering and resilience through historical documents and personal testimonies from members of nine Central and Eastern European Jewish families, displaced to France just before or during the first year of the Second World War. The chronicle of their lives reveals clearly that these Jewish families experienced persecution of far greater intensity than citizen Jews or long-time resident immigrants. The odyssey of the nine families took them, with about one thousand others, from hostile Vichy France to the peaceful Alpine village of Saint-Martin-Vesubie and from there, after a harrowing trek on foot over the mountains, to northern Italy. There, in September 1943, German soldiers rather than hoped-for Allied troops awaited. Those who crossed over to Italy were either arrested and deported to Auschwitz or forced to scatter in a desperate fight for survival. Zuccotti brings to light the agonies of the refugees' unstable lives, the evolution of French policies toward Jews, the reasons behind the flight from the relative idyll of Saint-Martin-Vesubie, and the choices that confronted those who arrived in Italy. Powerful archival evidence frames this history, while firsthand reports underscore the human cost of the nightmarish years of persecution."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xv, 285 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Jewish immigrants and political refugees in France, 1933-1939 : Jacques and Paulette Samson, Lya Haberman, William Blye, and Charles Roman
  • Jewish immigrants and political refugees in Belgium and Luxembourg before the war : Menahem Marienberg, Miriam Löwenwirth, Sigi Hart, Boris Carmeli, and Walter Marx
  • Flight to southern France, May and June 1940 : Sigi Hart, Menahem Marienberg, Boris Carmeli, Miriam Löwenwirth, Lya Haberman, and Walter Marx
  • Jewish refugees in the unoccupied zone, May 1940-August 1942 : Sigi Hart, Charles Roman, Menahem Marienberg, Walter Marx, Miriam Löwenwirth, and Boris Carmeli
  • Arrests in the occupied zone, 1941-1942 : Jacques and Paulette Samson
  • Arrests in the unoccupied zone, August 1942 : William Blye, Charles Roman, and Menahem Marienberg
  • Narrow escapes and subsequent arrests in the unoccupied zone, August-November 1942 : Miriam Löwenwirth, Boris Carmeli, Sigi Hart, Charles Roman, and Walter Marx
  • Saint-Martin-Vésubie, November 1942-September 1943
  • Crossing the Alps after September 8, 1943
  • Those who stayed behind
  • The first week in Italy, September 11-17, 1943
  • The roundup in Valdieri and Borgo San Dalmazzo, September 18, 1943
  • Deportation from Borgo San Dalmazzo : the Marx and Marienberg families and Boris Carmeli
  • Hiding in the province of Cuneo : William Blye, Charles Roman, Walter Marx, and Menahem Marienberg
  • Resistance : Walter Marx and William Blye
  • Traveling to and hiding in Florence, September and October 1943 : Miriam Löwenwirth, Sigi Hart, and Lya Haberman
  • Arrests and narrow escapes in Florence, November 1943 : Sigi Hart, Miriam Löwenwirth, and Lya Haberman
  • Traveling to and hiding in Rome, January-June 1944 : Charles Roman and Jacques Samson
  • Auschwitz : Sigi Hart and Boris Carmeli
  • After the war : Jacques and Paulette Samson, Charles Roman, Lya Haberman, and Miriam Löwenwirth
  • After the war : William Blye, Walter Marx, Menahem Marienberg, Sigi Hart, and Boris Carmeli
  • Journeys back
Isbn
9780300122947
Instance
Label
Holocaust odysseys : the Jews of Saint-Martin-Vésubie and their flight through France and Italy
Title
Holocaust odysseys
Title remainder
the Jews of Saint-Martin-Vésubie and their flight through France and Italy
Statement of responsibility
Susan Zuccotti
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"This book describes the ever-escalating dangers to which Jewish refugees and recent immigrants were subjected in France and Italy as the Holocaust intensified. Susan Zuccotti uncovers a grueling yet complex history of suffering and resilience through historical documents and personal testimonies from members of nine Central and Eastern European Jewish families, displaced to France just before or during the first year of the Second World War. The chronicle of their lives reveals clearly that these Jewish families experienced persecution of far greater intensity than citizen Jews or long-time resident immigrants. The odyssey of the nine families took them, with about one thousand others, from hostile Vichy France to the peaceful Alpine village of Saint-Martin-Vesubie and from there, after a harrowing trek on foot over the mountains, to northern Italy. There, in September 1943, German soldiers rather than hoped-for Allied troops awaited. Those who crossed over to Italy were either arrested and deported to Auschwitz or forced to scatter in a desperate fight for survival. Zuccotti brings to light the agonies of the refugees' unstable lives, the evolution of French policies toward Jews, the reasons behind the flight from the relative idyll of Saint-Martin-Vesubie, and the choices that confronted those who arrived in Italy. Powerful archival evidence frames this history, while firsthand reports underscore the human cost of the nightmarish years of persecution."--Jacket
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DLC
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1940-
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Zuccotti, Susan
Dewey number
940.53/1809224494
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Deportations from France (1939-1945 : World War)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • World War (1939-1945)
  • Jews
  • Jewish children in the Holocaust
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Holocaust survivors
  • Holocaust survivors
  • Jewish children in the Holocaust
  • Jews
  • Saint-Martin-Vésubie (France)
  • France
  • France
  • Italy
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the Jews of Saint-Martin-Vesubie and their flight through France and Italy
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Holocaust odysseys : the Jews of Saint-Martin-Vésubie and their flight through France and Italy, Susan Zuccotti
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-271) and index
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Contents
Jewish immigrants and political refugees in France, 1933-1939 : Jacques and Paulette Samson, Lya Haberman, William Blye, and Charles Roman -- Jewish immigrants and political refugees in Belgium and Luxembourg before the war : Menahem Marienberg, Miriam Löwenwirth, Sigi Hart, Boris Carmeli, and Walter Marx -- Flight to southern France, May and June 1940 : Sigi Hart, Menahem Marienberg, Boris Carmeli, Miriam Löwenwirth, Lya Haberman, and Walter Marx -- Jewish refugees in the unoccupied zone, May 1940-August 1942 : Sigi Hart, Charles Roman, Menahem Marienberg, Walter Marx, Miriam Löwenwirth, and Boris Carmeli -- Arrests in the occupied zone, 1941-1942 : Jacques and Paulette Samson -- Arrests in the unoccupied zone, August 1942 : William Blye, Charles Roman, and Menahem Marienberg -- Narrow escapes and subsequent arrests in the unoccupied zone, August-November 1942 : Miriam Löwenwirth, Boris Carmeli, Sigi Hart, Charles Roman, and Walter Marx -- Saint-Martin-Vésubie, November 1942-September 1943 -- Crossing the Alps after September 8, 1943 -- Those who stayed behind -- The first week in Italy, September 11-17, 1943 -- The roundup in Valdieri and Borgo San Dalmazzo, September 18, 1943 -- Deportation from Borgo San Dalmazzo : the Marx and Marienberg families and Boris Carmeli -- Hiding in the province of Cuneo : William Blye, Charles Roman, Walter Marx, and Menahem Marienberg -- Resistance : Walter Marx and William Blye -- Traveling to and hiding in Florence, September and October 1943 : Miriam Löwenwirth, Sigi Hart, and Lya Haberman -- Arrests and narrow escapes in Florence, November 1943 : Sigi Hart, Miriam Löwenwirth, and Lya Haberman -- Traveling to and hiding in Rome, January-June 1944 : Charles Roman and Jacques Samson -- Auschwitz : Sigi Hart and Boris Carmeli -- After the war : Jacques and Paulette Samson, Charles Roman, Lya Haberman, and Miriam Löwenwirth -- After the war : William Blye, Walter Marx, Menahem Marienberg, Sigi Hart, and Boris Carmeli -- Journeys back
Control code
631354
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xv, 285 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780300122947
Lccn
2007000431
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780300122947
  • (OCoLC)77830148
Label
Holocaust odysseys : the Jews of Saint-Martin-Vésubie and their flight through France and Italy, Susan Zuccotti
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-271) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Jewish immigrants and political refugees in France, 1933-1939 : Jacques and Paulette Samson, Lya Haberman, William Blye, and Charles Roman -- Jewish immigrants and political refugees in Belgium and Luxembourg before the war : Menahem Marienberg, Miriam Löwenwirth, Sigi Hart, Boris Carmeli, and Walter Marx -- Flight to southern France, May and June 1940 : Sigi Hart, Menahem Marienberg, Boris Carmeli, Miriam Löwenwirth, Lya Haberman, and Walter Marx -- Jewish refugees in the unoccupied zone, May 1940-August 1942 : Sigi Hart, Charles Roman, Menahem Marienberg, Walter Marx, Miriam Löwenwirth, and Boris Carmeli -- Arrests in the occupied zone, 1941-1942 : Jacques and Paulette Samson -- Arrests in the unoccupied zone, August 1942 : William Blye, Charles Roman, and Menahem Marienberg -- Narrow escapes and subsequent arrests in the unoccupied zone, August-November 1942 : Miriam Löwenwirth, Boris Carmeli, Sigi Hart, Charles Roman, and Walter Marx -- Saint-Martin-Vésubie, November 1942-September 1943 -- Crossing the Alps after September 8, 1943 -- Those who stayed behind -- The first week in Italy, September 11-17, 1943 -- The roundup in Valdieri and Borgo San Dalmazzo, September 18, 1943 -- Deportation from Borgo San Dalmazzo : the Marx and Marienberg families and Boris Carmeli -- Hiding in the province of Cuneo : William Blye, Charles Roman, Walter Marx, and Menahem Marienberg -- Resistance : Walter Marx and William Blye -- Traveling to and hiding in Florence, September and October 1943 : Miriam Löwenwirth, Sigi Hart, and Lya Haberman -- Arrests and narrow escapes in Florence, November 1943 : Sigi Hart, Miriam Löwenwirth, and Lya Haberman -- Traveling to and hiding in Rome, January-June 1944 : Charles Roman and Jacques Samson -- Auschwitz : Sigi Hart and Boris Carmeli -- After the war : Jacques and Paulette Samson, Charles Roman, Lya Haberman, and Miriam Löwenwirth -- After the war : William Blye, Walter Marx, Menahem Marienberg, Sigi Hart, and Boris Carmeli -- Journeys back
Control code
631354
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xv, 285 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780300122947
Lccn
2007000431
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780300122947
  • (OCoLC)77830148

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