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Autore |
Schogt Henry G |
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Titolo |
The curtain [[electronic resource] ] : witness and memory in wartime Holland / / Henry G. Schogt |
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Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-55458-781-6 |
1-280-92556-6 |
9786610925568 |
0-88920-618-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (145 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Netherlands |
World War, 1939-1945 |
World War, 1939-1945 - Jews - Netherlands |
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 - Pays-Bas |
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 |
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 - Juifs - Pays-Bas |
Netherlands History German occupation, 1940-1945 |
Pays-Bas Histoire 1940-1945 (Occupation allemande) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Prologue; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Remembering Alex, 1939-43; The Fortune Teller, 1936-43; Mr. Rozenberg's Cigars, 1932-45; In the Dark, 1940-55; Mussels, 1936-42; Lilies of the Valley and Asparagus, 1942-45; The Curtain, 1942-44; Appendix |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Henry Schogt met his wife, Corrie, in 1954 in Amsterdam. Each knew the other had grown up in the Netherlands during World War II, but for years they barely spoke of their experiences. This was true for many people - the memories were just too painful. Years later, Henry and Corrie began to piece their memories together, to untangle reality from dreams. Their intent was to help others understand what had happened then, and how it influenced and affected not only their lives but those |
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of all who survived. The seven stories in The Curtain reveal how two families - one Jewish, |
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