And the world closed its doors

Draws on letters and personal documents to recount the story of the Schohls, a Jewish-German family who despite wealth, education, and connections were unable to escape Germany during the second World War.

First sentence: and he would later insist that his children learn to play the piano. Like many German Jews, He became a great admire of Richard Wagner, not letting that compose's notorious anti-Semitism get in the way of his enjoyment of Die Meistersinger and Lohengrin.

Year

2003

Language

English

Publisher

Basic Books

Editions

2

Pages

288

ISBN

9780465038084

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