02924nam 22006015 450 991079693820332120230126220056.01-61811-651-710.1515/9781618116512(CKB)4100000005465916(MiAaPQ)EBC5441072(DE-B1597)540900(OCoLC)1004375304(DE-B1597)9781618116512(EXLCZ)99410000000546591620191221d2017 fg 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierClass of '31 A German-Jewish Émigré's Journey across Defeated Germany /Walter Jessel; Brian CrimBoston, MA :Academic Studies Press,[2017]©20171 online resource (xxiv, 182 pages)Holocaust: History and Literature, Ethics and Philosophy1-61811-652-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Table of Contents --Foreword /Neufeld, Michael J. --Introduction /Crim, Brian E. --Class of '31 --Chronology"Class of '31" is a beautifully written memoir from Walter Jessel, a German Jew determined to answer the question that haunted him since emigrating to the United States in 1938: "Would the people of other nations, if they were placed in the same position as the German during the Hitler regime, behave in the same manner?" Born in 1913 in Frankfurt, Jessel led an extraordinary twentieth-century life on three continents. In 1945, Jessel returned to Germany as an American soldier and sought out his former classmates, hoping to understand how they survived, or thrived, in Nazi Germany. Incredibly personal and honest, "Class of '31" is a valuable primary source for anyone interested in the history of German Jews.Holocaust (Boston, Mass.)National socialismMoral and ethical aspectsWorld War, 1939-1945GermanyJewsPersecutionsGermanyFrankfurt am MainJewsGermanyFrankfurt am MainHistory1933-1945GermanySocial conditions1933-1945GermanyHistory1933-1945Frankfurt am Main (Germany)BiographyNational socialismMoral and ethical aspects.World War, 1939-1945JewsPersecutionsJewsHistory943.086BIO008000HIS043000bisacshJessel Walterauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut.1531604Neufeld Michael J1531605Crim Brianedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt.DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910796938203321Class of '313777437UNINA