03932nam a2200517 i 4500 ebr10810785 CaPaEBR m o d cr cn||||||||| 130701t20132013alu ob 001 0aeng|d 9780817318093 (hardback) 9780817387181 (e-book) CaPaEBR eng rda pn CaPaEBR (OCoLC)871238140 eng ger e-gx--- DS134.42.H46 A313 2013eb 940.53/180922435954 B 23 Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth, 1928- Auswanderung vorl�aufig nicht m�oglich. English A final reckoning : a Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah / Ruth Gutmann ; foreword by Kenneth Waltzer. Tuscaloosa : University Alabama Press, [2013] �2013 1 online resource (233 pages). text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Judaic studies series Includes bibliographical references and index. "A work of both childhood memory and adult reflection undergirded with scholarly research, A Final Reckoning resonates with emotional intensity and insight. Ruth Gutmann's memoir, first published in Germany in 2002, recounts her life not only as a concentration camp inmate and survivor, but also as a sister and daughter. Ruth; her twin sister, Eva; stepmother, Mania; and father, Samuel Herskovits, were interned in both Thereisenstadt and Auschwitz-Birkenau between June 1943 and March 1944, where all but Gutmann and her sister perished. Ruth and Eva spent the remainder of the war in numerous other camps. Gutmann's memoir is compelling in several respects. It spans her birth and early life in Hannover, Germany; her escape to Holland on a kindertransport; her forced return to Hannover; her deportation to the concentration camps (where Ruth and Eva attracted the attention of Josef Mengele, though they were ultimately spared from his murderous studies of twin siblings); and her life postliberation. Particularly striking is Gutmann's portrait of her father, Samuel, a leader in the Jewish community of Hannover who was forced under extreme pressure to communicate and, in some cases, cooperate with Nazi officials. Gutmann uses her own memories as well as years of reflection and academic study to reevaluate his role in their community. A Final Reckoning provides not only insights into Gutmann's own experience as a child in the midst of the atrocities of the Holocaust, but also a window into the lives of those, like her father, who were forced to carry on and comply with the regime that would ultimately bring about their demise"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth, 1928- Jews Germany Hannover Biography. Jewish children in the Holocaust Germany Biography. Jews Germany History 1933-1945. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Personal narratives. Fathers and daughters Germany. Twin sisters Germany. Hannover (Germany) Biography. Electronic books. Print version: Herskovits-Gutmann, Ruth. Final reckoning : a Hannover family's life and death in the Shoah. Tuscaloosa : University Alabama Press, [2013] xxiii, 206 pages Judaic studies series 9780817318093 (DLC) 2013026630 ebrary. Judaic studies series (Unnumbered) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10810785 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 148415 148415